Churchy

//ˈtʃɜːtʃi// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    one who is piously Christian mildly, pejorative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Piously Christian. colloquial, derogatory, mildly

    "I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak."

  2. 2
    Resembling a church.

    "Your house looks kind of churchy."

  3. 3
    Reminiscent of a church service.

    "The party had a churchy atmosphere."

Synonyms

All synonyms
churchicalchurchishchurchlike

Example

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"I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak."

Etymology

From church + -y.

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