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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.
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pedantical
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non-pedanticoverpedanticpedanticallypedanticismpedanticizepedanticlypedanticnesspedanticsunpedantic
Etymology
From pedant + -ic.