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/tiːt͡ʃi/ · adjective
Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction..
What you describe of your parents is a child’s view of people who, apparently, thought that being a parent meant being strict and teachy all the time.
Director George Tillman Jr. gets pulled in different directions, too, juggling teen drama and teachy diatribe.
Use teachy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Teachy means Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction..
Common synonyms include preachy, didactic, moralizing, pious.
Possible antonyms include impious, irreverent, tolerant, laissez faire.
What you describe of your parents is a child’s view of people who, apparently, thought that being a parent meant being strict and teachy all the time.
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