説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い

せっきょうくさい
i-adjective
preachy; moralizing
informaldescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くない
Past説教臭(せっきょうくさ)かった説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くなかった
て form説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くて説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くなくて
Adverbial説教臭(せっきょうくさ)く—
Conditional ば説教臭(せっきょうくさ)ければ説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くなければ
Conditional たら説教臭(せっきょうくさ)かったら説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くなかったら
1. preachy; moralizing; sermonic
Describing speech, writing, or a person that is annoyingly moralistic or lectures others about how they should behave. Has a negative connotation.
あの映画(えいが)は説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い。
That movie is preachy.
説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い話(はなし)はだれも聞(き)きたくない。
Nobody wants to hear a moralizing speech.
父(ちち)はいつも説教臭(せっきょうくさ)いことを言(い)うので、子(こ)どもたちに嫌(いや)がられている。
My father always says preachy things, so the kids find him annoying.

Usage

Always negative. Used to criticize something for being too moralistic or lecturing. Common in reviews of books, movies, speeches, and when describing people who lecture others.

Forms

説教(せっきょう) (sermon, lecture) + 臭(くさ)い (smelling of; -ish). The suffix ～臭(くさ)い attaches to nouns to mean "smacks of" or "annoyingly like."

Common collocations

  • 説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い話(はなし) (preachy talk)
  • 説教臭(せっきょうくさ)い映画(えいが) (preachy movie)
  • 説教臭(せっきょうくさ)くなる (to become preachy)
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Added 2026.3.15 18:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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