| pedantic Mar 31st 2013, 23:00 | | | | (One intermediate revision by one user not shown) | | Line 16: | Line 16: | | | {{en-adj}} | | {{en-adj}} | | | | | | | − | # Like a [[pedant]], overly concerned with [[formal]] rules and [[trivial]] points of learning. | + | # Like a [[pedant]], overly concerned with [[formal]] rules and points of learning considered [[trivial]]. | | − | # Being [[showy]] of one's [[knowledge]], often in a [[boring]] manner. | + | # Being [[showy]] of one's [[knowledge]], often in a manner considered [[boring]]. | | | # Being [[finicky]] or [[fastidious]], especially with [[language]]. | | # Being [[finicky]] or [[fastidious]], especially with [[language]]. | | | | | |
Latest revision as of 23:00, 31 March 2013 [edit] English [edit] Alternative forms [edit] Etymology From pedant + -ic. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Adjective pedantic (comparative more pedantic, superlative most pedantic) - Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and points of learning considered trivial.
- Being showy of one's knowledge, often in a manner considered boring.
- Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
[edit] Related terms [edit] Synonyms [edit] Translations being showy of one's knowledge | | | - Japanese: 学者ぶった (ja) (がくしゃぶった, gakusha butta)
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being finicky with language - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked [edit] External links - pedantic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pedantic at OneLook Dictionary Search
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