preacherlike

English

Etymology

From preacher +‎ -like.

Adjective

preacherlike (comparative more preacherlike, superlative most preacherlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a preacher.
   • 1988 May 13, Rod McCollom, “Fund-Raiser”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     The preacherlike man asked his friend, who had become silent.

   • 2013, K. T. Berger, Where the Road and the Sky Collide‎^[2], →ISBN:

     Looking like no stranger to hard work, Jim was tall and lean with a deep, resonant, preacherlike voice and manner.