Library / English Dictionary

PEDANTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Synonyms:

academic; donnish; pedantic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

scholarly (characteristic of scholars or scholarship)

Derivation:

pedant (a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit)

pedantry (an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)

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