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pedantic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pedantic \Pe*dan"tic\, Pedantical \Pe*dan"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. ``Figures pedantical.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pedantic adj : marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: {academic}, {donnish}]
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