Associations to the word «Pedantic»
Noun
- Schoolmaster
- Vanity
- Humour
- Narrow
- Folly
- Simplicity
- Discourse
- Vulcan
- Ignorance
- Distinction
- Shakespeare
- Criticism
- Learning
- Reader
- Taste
- Manner
- Tone
- Horace
- Spock
- Acquaintance
- Scholar
- Astronomer
- Style
- Speech
- Phrase
- Abandon
- Wit
- Accuracy
- Charm
- Detail
- Verse
- Dry
- Definition
- Commentary
- Laughter
- Scholarship
- Sympathy
- Lecture
- Display
- Critic
- Writing
- Self
- Conversation
- Profession
- Gravity
- Character
- Pupil
- Poem
- Word
- Argument
- Fault
- Attitude
- Necessity
- Sort
- Spirit
- Expression
- Sense
- Sentence
Adjective
Wiktionary
PEDANTIC, adjective. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
PEDANTIC, adjective. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
PEDANTIC, adjective. Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
Dictionary definition
PEDANTIC, adjective. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.