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pedant
One entry found for pedant.
Main Entry: ped·ant
Pronunciation: 'pe-d&nt
Adjective: Pedantic
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pedante
1 obsolete : a male schoolteacher
2 a : one who makes a show of knowledge b : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c : a formalist or precisionist in teaching

pedantic (comparative more pedantic, superlative most pedantic)

Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
Often used to describe a person who emphasizes his/her knowledge through the use of vocabulary; ostentatious in one’s learning.
Being finicky or picky with language.

posted by rp @ 5:01 PM