US /pəˈdæn.tɪk/
adj Freq #42522

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Too concerned with small details and formal rules, often in a way that annoys others.

    Don't be so pedantic about the exact wording; we all understand what you mean.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · too concerned with small... nit-pickyfussypretentious
More pedantical
Word family
Derived forms non-pedanticoverpedanticpedanticallypedanticismpedanticizepedanticlypedanticnesspedanticsunpedantic
Related forms inkhornpedantpedanticalpedantry

Etymology

From pedant + -ic.

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