Definition of 'pedantic'
adjective
If you think someone is pedantic, you mean that they are too concerned with unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects.
[disapproval]
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pedantic in British English
adjective
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pedantically (peˈdantically) adverb
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pedantic in American English
(pəˈdæntɪk)
adjective
Also: pedanticalSYNONYMS 2. didactic, doctrinaire.1.
ostentatious in one's learning
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pedantically adverb
pedanticalness
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ADJECTIVE /pɪˈdæntɪk/
If you think someone is pedantic, you mean that they are too concerned with unimportant details or traditional rules.
His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
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