Associations to the word «Pedantic»
Noun
- Schoolmaster
- Vanity
- Humour
- Narrow
- Folly
- Simplicity
- Discourse
- Vulcan
- Ignorance
- Distinction
- Shakespeare
- Criticism
- Learning
- Reader
- Taste
- Manner
- Tone
- Horace
- Spock
- Acquaintance
- Scholar
- Astronomer
- Style
- Speech
- Phrase
- Abandon
- Wit
- Accuracy
- Charm
- Detail
- Verse
- Dry
- Definition
- Commentary
- Laughter
- Scholarship
- Sympathy
- Lecture
- Display
- Critic
- Writing
- Self
- Conversation
- Profession
- Gravity
- Character
- Pupil
- Poem
- Word
- Argument
- Fault
- Attitude
- Necessity
- Sort
- Spirit
- Expression
- Sense
- Sentence
Adjective
Wiktionary
PEDANTIC, adjective. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
PEDANTIC, adjective. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
PEDANTIC, adjective. Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
Dictionary definition
PEDANTIC, adjective. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.