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View synonyms for pedantic
pedantic
[ puh-dan-tik ]
adjective
- ostentatious in one's learning.
- overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Synonyms: doctrinaire, didactic
pedantic
/ pɪˈdæntɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by pedantry
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Derived Forms
- peˈdantically, adverb
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Other Words From
- pe·danti·cal·ly adverb
- pe·danti·cal·ness noun
- semi·pe·dantic adjective
- semi·pe·danti·cal adjective
- semi·pe·danti·cal·ly adverb
- unpe·dantic adjective
- unpe·danti·cal adjective
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Example Sentences
Environmental films that are pedantic, prescriptive, or hold audiences by the collar to make them feel bad do more disservice than good, he says.
From BBC
It's told in a joke, so it makes the point without being pedantic about it or anything like that.
From Salon
But as the motley group of Colorado voters who brought the case against Trump put it, you have to engage in “pedantic wordplay” to not apply Section 3 to Trump.
From Los Angeles Times
After a slightly pedantic exchange about wording, she conceded this meant she had deleted them.
From BBC
Look at his mom, and the town, and the pedantic and myopic thinking.
From Salon
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