pedantic

Adjective
Synonyms: academicdonnish

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspectsSynonyms: academicdonnish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pedantic \Pe*dan"tic\, Pedantical \Pe*dan"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. "Figures pedantical." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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