was wotd|2006|March|31
English

Pronunciation
pa-d�n'tĭk, /p��dæntɪk/, /<tt>p@"d{ntIk</tt>/
audio|en-us-pedantic.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-æntɪk|Rhymes: -æntɪk

Adjective
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1. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

#* Winston Churchill, (On being informed that one should not end a sentence with a preposition.)
#*:That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.

1. Being showy of one�s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
2. Often used to describe a person who emphasizes his/her knowledge through the use of vocabulary; ostentatious in one�s learning.
3. Being finicky or picky with language.

Synonyms

anal-retentive
doctrinaire
fussy
nit-picky
mid
ostentatious
pedagogical
pretentious

Related terms
pedant
pedantry

Translations

ttbc|Chinese: 賣�學��;�學�
Czech: pedantický m, pedantická f
Finnish: pedanttinen, tarkka
French: pédant m, pédante f
German: pedantisch
mid
Greek: ��ολα��ικ�� m, ��ολα��ική f, ��ολα��ικ� n
Korean: ����
Romanian: pedant
Spanish: cursi, maniático, pedante, puntilloso
Swedish: pedantisk

Category:Loaded words

fr:pedantic
io:pedantic
it:pedantic
ru:pedantic
te:pedantic
vi:pedantic
zh:pedantic

• 2007-11-08 00:34 - Robert Ullmann - correct the quote, "arrant", not "arrogant" ;-), fmt

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