churchy

From church +‎ -y.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃi

churchy (comparative churchier, superlative churchiest)

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) Piously Christian.
   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 90:

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

2. Resembling a church.

   Your house looks kind of churchy.

3. Reminiscent of a church service.

   The party had a churchy atmosphere.

• churchily
• churchiness

churchy (plural churchies)

1. (mildly pejorative) one who is piously Christian