Definitions for pedanticpəˈdæn tɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pe•dan•ticpəˈdæn tɪk(adj.)
orpe•dan′ti•cal,
ostentatious in one's learning.
Category: Common Vocabulary
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of pedantic:
1590–1600; pedant+ -ic
pe•dan′ti•cal•ly
Princeton's WordNet
academic, donnish, pedantic(adj)
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Wiktionary
pedantic(Adjective)
Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
pedantic(Adjective)
Being showy of oneu2019s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
pedantic(Adjective)
Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
Webster Dictionary
Pedantic(adj)
alt. of Pedantical
Translations for pedantic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
pedantic(adjective)
a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.
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- شَديد التَّحَذْلُقArabic
- педантиченBulgarian
- pedantePortuguese (BR)
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- tudálékosHungarian
- suka pamer keilmuannyaIndonesian
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- 学者ぶったJapanese
- 아는 체 하는Korean
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- كتابي ملا، يادكتاب ملاصPashto
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- sitničavSerbian
- pedantisk, formalistiskSwedish
- อวดรู้Thai
- mızmız, kuralcıTurkish
- 學究式的，迂腐的Chinese (Trad.)
- педантичнийUkrainian
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- làm ra vẻ mô phạmVietnamese
- 学究式的，迂腐的Chinese (Simp.)
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