Nearby Words
adjective
1.
ostentatious in one's learning.
2.
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
Also, pe·dan·ti·cal.
Related forms
pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb
pe·dan·ti·cal·ness, noun
sem·i·pe·dan·tic, adjective
sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal, adjective
sem·i·pe·dan·ti·cal·ly, adverb
EXPANDSynonyms
2. didactic, doctrinaire.
2. didactic, doctrinaire.
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Pedantic
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| a regional form of a language, especially French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language |
| present and urge reasons in opposition |
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Word Origin & History
pedantic
formed in English c.1600, from pedant (q.v.) + -ic. The Fr. equivalent is pédantesque. Perhaps first attested in John Donne's "Sunne Rising," where he bids the morning sun let his love and him linger in bed, telling it, "Sawcy pedantique wretch, goe chide Late schooleboyes."
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