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Definitions for Pedantic
[1] ostentatious in one's learning.
[2] overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
[3] of, relating to, or characterized by pedantry
Words related to Pedantic
pompous, stilted, abstruse, academic, arid, didactic, doctrinaire, dry, dull, egotistic, erudite, formal, fussy, hairsplitting, learned, ostentatious, particular, pedagogic, priggish, punctilious
Words nearby Pedantic
pedal pushers, pedal steel guitar, pedalfer, pedalo, pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantry, pedate, pedatifid, peddle
Origin of Pedantic
First recorded in 1590–1600; pedant + -ic
Other words from Pedantic
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
un·pe·dan·tic , adjective
un·pe·dan·ti·cal , adjective
Synonyms for Pedantic
abstruse, pompous, stilted, academic, arid, didactic, doctrinaire, donnish, dry, dull, egotistic, erudite, formal, fussy, hairsplitting, learned, nit-picking, ostentatious, overnice, particular, pedagogic, priggish, punctilious, scholastic, schoolish, sententious