pedantic
IPA: pʌdˈæntɪk
adjective
- Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
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Examples of "pedantic" in Sentences
- That is overly pedantic.
- The move was extremely pedantic.
- As instruction it is pedantic to the extreme.
- In regular conversation, the term is pedantic.
- Removing these details was pedantic and peevish.
- This discussion smacks of pedantic frivolousness.
- Stop trying to be pedantic and switch the subject.
- In reality, he was pedantic, officious and uncompassionate.
- On this material, the pedantic scruples of pilpul are exercised.
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