pedantic

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Synonyms: vedantic, pedant, pedantry, semantic, phrantic, pedantism, pedantly, pedantize, pedants, pedanty, pepastic

Antonyms: vedantic, pedant, pedantry, semantic, phrantic, pedantism, pedantly, pedantize, pedants, pedanty, pepastic

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Adjective

1. Being overly concerned with [[formal]] rules and [[trivial]] points of learning, like a [[pedant]].
2. Tending to [[show off]] one’s [[knowledge]], often in a [[tiresome]] manner.

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