Tag: Pedantic

Pedantic

• Adjective
  1. of, relating to, or being a pedant (one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge)
  2. narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
  3.  unimaginative, dull
• Synonyms:
  1. overscrupulous
  2. scrupulous
  3. precise
  4. exact
  5. perfectionist
  6. punctilious
  7. meticulous
  8. fussy
  9. fastidious
  10. finicky

• Usage:
  1. The CPAs explanation of the tax ruling was more than a little pedantic.
• Encountered:
  1. In the definition of pedoagogy

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