word-catching
now rare
adjective
Given to or characterized by catching at words, pedantic, carping.
noun
Petty criticism, pedantry.
Origin
Early 18th century.
- pyridic
- pyridine
- pyridine base
- pyridinecarboxylic acid
- pyridine nucleotide
- pyridinium
- pyridone
- pyridostigmine
- pyridoxal
- pyridoxamine
- pyridoxic acid
- pyridoxine
- pyridoxol
- pyridyl
- pyriform
- pyriform aperture
- pyriformed
- pyriformis
- pyriform muscle
- pyrimethamine
- pyrimidine
- pyrimidine base
- pyritaceous
- pyrite
- pyrites