Associations to the word «Pedantry»

Wiktionary

PEDANTRY, noun. An excessive attention to detail or rules.
PEDANTRY, noun. An instance of such behaviour.
PEDANTRY, noun. An overly ambitious display of learning.

Dictionary definition

PEDANTRY, noun. An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke