pe|dan|tic

pe|dan|tic
pe|dan|tic «pih DAN tihk», adjective.
1. displaying one's knowledge more than is necessary: »

[He] is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic (Scientific American).

2. tediously learned; scholarly in a dull and narrow way: »

He does not…sacrifice sense and spirit to pedantic refinements (Macaulay).

pe|dan´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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