PEDANTIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does pedantic mean? • PEDANTIC (adjective)
The adjective PEDANTIC has 1 sense:
1. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Familiarity information: PEDANTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PEDANTIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Synonyms:
donnish; pedantic; academic
Similar:
scholarly (characteristic of scholars or scholarship)
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