WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•dan•tic
(pə dan′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
pe•dan′ti•cal•ly, adv.
pe•dan′ti•cal•ness, n.
- ostentatious in one's learning.
- overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
- pedant + -ic 1590–1600
pe•dan′ti•cal•ness, n.
- 2. . didactic, doctrinaire.
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