Associations to the word «Pedantic»
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
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.