pedantical C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɪˈdæntɪkəl/ UK /pɪˈdæntɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj marked by a tedious, narrow concern for formal correctness His pedantical corrections wearied the entire seminar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · marked by a tedious, narrow... pedanticfussypunctilioushairsplittingbookishdidactic Word family Derived forms pedantically Related forms pedantpedantrypedantic Etymology AI details From pedant + -ical. Pedant is from Italian pedante ('schoolmaster'), of uncertain ultimate origin. pedante Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pedantical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɪˈdæntɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /pɪˈdæntɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. marked by a tedious, narrow concern for formal correctness ## Examples - His pedantical corrections wearied the entire seminar. ## Synonyms - pedantic - fussy - punctilious - hairsplitting - bookish - didactic ## Derived Forms - pedantically ## Related Forms - pedant - pedantry - pedantic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pedante ## Etymology From pedant + -ical. Pedant is from Italian pedante ('schoolmaster'), of uncertain ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology Pedantical is from pedant + -ical. Pedant is from Italian pedante ('schoolmaster'), of uncertain ultimate origin. Important recorded forms include pedante (Italian). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers marked by a tedious, narrow concern for formal correctness. The wider family includes derived forms such as pedantically and related words such as pedant, pedantry, and pedantic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown