Vocabulary Entry

pedantically

|adjective

adjective

Of, relating to, or concerned with the minute details of a subject; often overly concerned with formal rules and details.

Example Sentences

"His pedantically detailed report was praised but also criticized for being too lengthy."

"She made a pedantically correct argument, but it missed the larger point of the discussion."

"The teacher's pedantically strict interpretation of the rules frustrated many students."