单词	pedantic
释义	pedantic adjective pe·​dan·​tic pi-ˈdan-tik  1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant a pedantic teacher 2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned a pedantic insistence that we follow the rules exactly Far worse, he was pedantic, pernickety, letting nothing inaccurate or of uncertain meaning go by—not an aphrodisiac quality. Kingsley Amis 3 : unimaginative, dull Pedantic song choices don't help any. Only 2 out of 10 songs stray from the most common classic-rock fodder. Jim Farber pedantically pi-ˈdan-ti-k(ə-)lē  adverb Example Sentences It may seem pedantic to harp on what looks like mere procedure, but this is one case where the process is the forest. Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker, 29 May 2000 Yet not since Kenneth Roberts has anyone written of early New England life in such vivid and convincing detail. (The minor inaccuracies will stir only the pedantic.) Annie Proulx, New York Times Book Review, 28 Apr. 1991 What I'm objecting to is that picture books are judged from a particular, pedantic point of view vis-à-vis their relation to children—and I insist that a picture book is much more. Maurice Sendak, Caldecott & Co., 1988 She is looking for the will, or for the diary; always looking for herself in history, the self the pious, pedantic Tolstoyans would disinherit and deny.  … Elizabeth Hardwick, Bartleby in Manhattan and Other Essays, (1962) 1984 Recent Examples on the Web In more recent years, as the expediency of social media brought casual flair to the niceties of grammar, syntax and punctuation, Fuhrmann was neither fussy nor pedantic. Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 My dreams today are pretty pedantic, kind of boring. David Marchese, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022 In contrast, al-Zawahri was notoriously prickly and pedantic. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 The toppling of the pedantic figurehead notorious for his dull speeches, could provide an opening for a more charismatic new leader who could help al-Qaeda regain its stature atop the global Islamist movement. Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The cultural changes appear aimed at stamping out pedantic data analyses that have slowed and hampered the agency's public health responses. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 In contrast, al-Zawahri was notoriously prickly and pedantic. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 In contrast, al-Zawahri was notoriously prickly and pedantic. Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022 In contrast, al-Zawahri was notoriously prickly and pedantic. Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see pedant First Known Use 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1 pedantic adjective 1 as in scholarly marked by or given to showing knowledge in a showy way The writing was overly complex and pedantic, which made it nearly impossible to understand for anyone but a specialist. The speech was thoroughly researched and well structured, but too pedantic to appeal to a general audience. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scholarly literate intelligent cerebral didactic snobbish pompous snooty clever snobby brilliant educated academic intellectual erudite hyperintellectual ostentatious scholastic grandiose inkhorn highfalutin bookish polymath affected professorial hifalutin smart brainy high-toned nerdish academical nerdy lah-di-dah highbrow high-minded polymathic learned eggheaded geeky la-di-da intellectualist intellectualistic cultured la-de-da high-hat well-read schooled lah-dee-dah polyhistoric bright longhair highbrowed lah-de-dah blue cultivated quick-witted long-haired Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignorant nonintellectual lowbrow philistine uneducated illiterate unlettered anti-intellectual uncultured unread uncultivated See More 2 as in boring causing weariness or lack of interest I found the author's writing informative but dreadfully pedantic. Synonyms & Similar Words boring tiring dull tiresome dry tedious prosaic pedestrian vapid jejune uninteresting wearisome stodgy monotonous wearying ponderous derivative stuffy tame dreary dusty old drab weary humdrum platitudinous undramatic heavy arid tired leaden numbing drudging unimaginative flat colorless jading mind-numbing bromidic conventional barren typical stereotyped ho-hum uninspired unoriginal ordinary usual platitudinal cliche imitative standard hackneyed rote normal clichéd banal cliché twice-told cardboard canned cookie-cutter routine stock obligatory trite old hat shopworn stale hack commonplace hackney old-fashioned ready-made timeworn cobwebby threadbare musty tried-and-true well-worn moth-eaten Antonyms & Near Antonyms amusing charming entertaining fascinating diverting attractive alluring beguiling enthralling entrancing enchanting spellbinding interesting provocative bewitching captivating suspenseful attracting engrossing riveting intriguing mesmerizing engaging involving tantalizing arresting exciting absorbing original stimulating gripping enlivening pioneering unhackneyed animating invigorating novel galvanizing new energizing fresh pathbreaking unclichéd trailblazing See More
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