churchy
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8.7
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɜr.tʃi/
- Slur
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- I can tell by the way her mouth goes tight, like it's full of cusswords you can't say because you're around churchy people.
- churchy stuff
And obviously the churchy folks believed strongly in a work ethic and folks who don't work hard were considered sort of sinnerish.
- And obviously the churchy folks believed strongly in a work ethic and folks who don't work hard were considered sort of sinnerish.
Examples
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Just tell me you're not one of those churchy Republicans who believes in Fox News but not evolution.
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My family were not particularly churchy, let's put it that way.
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So I really don't fit in with your churchy stuff, though the building's absolutely gorgeous.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many, indeed very many, feminists reject the churchy, reticent virgin.
Academic text (2005) -
It had everything to do with the fact that their dad was something of a louse and a gambler of the oil-well variety, and their mother was caught tight as an insect in the web of her churchy upbringing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her churchy attitude makes it hard for others to share different opinions without feeling judged.
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The movie was criticized for its churchy themes, which some viewers found overly moralistic.
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He tends to be quite churchy, often reminding others about moral values in a condescending way.
Synonyms
8
7.2
Strict about right and wrong and often judges other people
1
9.9
Pretending to be morally better than other people
Pretending to be morally better while judging others
Showing false religious feeling to seem very religious
Pretending to be very religious to seem morally better than others
Antonyms
Compounds
How Churchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word churchy comes from church and the ending -y, where -y means 'having the quality of', as in rainy or sleepy. So when someone is called churchy it often means they seem too religious or moralizing, and people use it in a negative way.