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Comparative
more pedantic
Superlative
most pedantic
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focused too much on minor details or rules in learning, often showing off knowledge in a way that feels narrow or overly concerned with trivial points
- The teacher's pedantic corrections made the students nervous to speak.
- He gave a pedantic lecture, obsessing over footnotes instead of the main idea.
- Her pedantic style of writing included endless technical details.
- The debate was slowed by his pedantic insistence on tiny distinctions.
- Critics called the book pedantic, praising its accuracy but not its readability.