pedantic

[ puh-dan-tik ]
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adjective
  1. ostentatious in one's learning.

  2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

Origin of pedantic

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; pedant + -ic
  • Also Archaic, pe·dan·ti·cal .

Other words for pedantic

Other words from pedantic

  • pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • pe·dan·ti·cal·ness, noun
  • sem·i·pe·dan·tic, adjective
  • sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal, adjective
  • sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·pe·dan·tic, adjective
  • un·pe·dan·ti·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pedantic

pedantic

/ (pɪˈdæntɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by pedantry

Derived forms of pedantic

  • pedantically, adverb

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