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pedantic
pe·dan·tic P0144300 (pə-dăn′tĭk)adj. Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules: a pedantic attention to details. pe·dan′ti·cal·ly adv.pedantic (pɪˈdæntɪk) adjof, relating to, or characterized by pedantry. Also (obsolete): pedantical peˈdantically advpe•dan•tic (pəˈdæn tɪk) or pe•dan′ti•cal, adj. 1. ostentatious in one's learning. 2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching. [1590–1600; pedant + -ic] pe•dan′ti•cal•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | pedantic - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspectsdonnish, academicscholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude" |
pedanticadjective1. hairsplitting, particular, formal, precise, fussy, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), punctilious, priggish, pedagogic, anal retentive, overnice all his pedantic quibbles about grammar2. academic, pompous, schoolmasterly, stilted, erudite, scholastic, didactic, bookish, abstruse, donnish, sententious His lecture was pedantic and uninteresting.pedanticadjectiveCharacterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters:academic, bookish, donnish, formalistic, inkhorn, literary, pedantical, scholastic.Translationspedant (ˈpedənt) noun1. a person who makes a great show of his knowledge. 賣弄學問的人 卖弄学问的人2. a person who attaches too much importance to minor details. 學究 学究peˈdantic (-ˈdӕn-) adjective 學究式的,迂腐的 学究式的,迂腐的 peˈdantically adverb 賣弄學問地,迂腐地 卖弄学问地,迂腐地 ˈpedantry noun 賣弄學問,迂腐 卖弄学问,迂腐
pedantic
Synonyms for pedanticadj hairsplittingSynonyms- hairsplitting
- particular
- formal
- precise
- fussy
- picky
- nit-picking
- punctilious
- priggish
- pedagogic
- anal retentive
- overnice
adj academicSynonyms- academic
- pompous
- schoolmasterly
- stilted
- erudite
- scholastic
- didactic
- bookish
- abstruse
- donnish
- sententious
Synonyms for pedanticadj characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical mattersSynonyms- academic
- bookish
- donnish
- formalistic
- inkhorn
- literary
- pedantical
- scholastic
Synonyms for pedanticadj marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspectsSynonymsRelated Words |