adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ hä-m ə - ' le-tik
Variant: or hom · i · let · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin homileticus, from Greek homil ē tikos of conversation, from homilein
Date: 1644
1 : of, relating to, or resembling a homily
2 : of or relating to homiletics also : PREACHY