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I was a pedantic child. I'd get really annoyed at the logic of small things that don't bother anyone else.
Peter Baynham

Meaning of "pedantic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEDANTIC

pedantic  [pɪˈdæntɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEDANTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pedantic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PEDANTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pedant

A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism and precision, or who makes an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning.

Definition of pedantic in the English dictionary

The definition of pedantic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characterized by pedantry.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEDANTIC


antic
ˈæntɪk
antick
ˈæntɪk
anticke
ˈæntɪk
Atlantic
ətˈlæntɪk
cantic
ˈkæntɪk
frantic
ˈfræntɪk
geomantic
ˌdʒiːəʊˈmæntɪk
gigantic
dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk
hydromantic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈmæntɪk
mantic
ˈmæntɪk
necromantic
ˌnekrəʊˈmæntɪk
obscurantic
ˌɒbskjʊˈræntɪk
romantic
rəʊˈmæntɪk
semantic
sɪˈmæntɪk
spodomantic
ˌspɒdəˈmæntɪk
sycophantic
ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk
transatlantic
ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk
unpedantic
ˌʌnpɪˈdæntɪk
unromantic
ˌʌnrəʊˈmæntɪk
Vedantic
vɪˈdæntɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEDANTIC

pedalboat
pedalcar
pedaler
pedalfer
pedalier
pedalled
pedaller
pedalling
pedalo
pedant
pedantical
pedantically
pedanticism
pedantism
pedantize
pedantocracy
pedantocrat
pedantocratic
pedantries
pedantry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEDANTIC

antiromantic
authentic
Battle of the Atlantic
Corybantic
hierophantic
hyperromantic
mid-Atlantic
myomantic
North Atlantic
ornithomantic
postromantic
pyromantic
quantic
sciomantic
sonantic
South Atlantic
the Atlantic
theomantic
ultraromantic
West Atlantic
xerantic

Synonyms and antonyms of pedantic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PEDANTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pedantic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pedantic

Translation of «pedantic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEDANTIC

Find out the translation of pedantic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pedantic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pedantic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

学究气的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedante
570 millions of speakers

English

pedantic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंडिताऊ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متحذلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

педантичный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোঁড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pédant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pedantic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pedantisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

学者ぶった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현학적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedantic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có vẻ như nhà mô phạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांडित्यपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilgiçlik taslayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pedantesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pedantyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

педантичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pedant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχολαστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pedanties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pedantisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pedantisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pedantic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEDANTIC»

The term «pedantic» is regularly used and occupies the 75.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEDANTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pedantic

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3 QUOTES WITH «PEDANTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pedantic.
1
Peter Baynham
I was a pedantic child. I'd get really annoyed at the logic of small things that don't bother anyone else.
2
William Congreve
'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.
3
Niklaus Wirth
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEDANTIC»

Discover the use of pedantic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pedantic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lottery Prize, of 2, 5, 3, 8; or, Pedantic Apothecary ...
v£1>< '*' N LOTTERY PRIzE, L->*-"""*1< or . P. 2: 59 3) 83 m, F PEDANTIC APOTHECARY U QUIZZED. ' jJV '' 'T A F A/R C E. nt Two ACTS. 'BI'OIMID AT TII TIIITIII IOYAL' LONDON AND DUBLIN. ' ' THE SECOND EDXTXON. _ A 4 DUBLlN: ...
‎1802
2
Pedantic Versicles
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Isaac Flagg, 2012
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When Language Breaks Down: Analysing Discourse in Clinical ...
7.2 Pedantic speech in ASDs Pedantic speech is a recognized characteristic of ASDs (Ghaziuddin and Gerstein 1996; de Villiers 2006). It has been described as an area of difficulty in ASDs because of its pragmatic and functional effect on ...
Elissa D. Asp, Jessica de Villiers, 2010
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The Definitive Guide to GCC
To obtain all of the diagnostic messages, you must also specify the options — pedantic or —pedantic—errors. If you want the diagnostics to be considered warnings, use —pedantic. Ifyou want the diagnostics to be considered errors and thus to ...
William von Hagen, 2006
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Amphigory Almanac: Hebetudinous Humour, Pedantic Prose, and ...
"Amphigory Almanac, ranked #38 on AMAZON'S TOP SELLER HUMOR BOOKS LIST July 17,2010 & Mr.J (Brandon Diddy Jones) is nominated as BEST BREAKTRHOUGH AUTHOR 2011 by INDIEPRINT PRESS, INC."-USA TODAY NEWS
Brandon Craig Jones, 2010
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Omissions are Not Accidents: Gender in the Art of Marianne Moore
their absence of "good" motivation leads respectively to a literal and figurative woodenness and frozenness, the Pedantic Literalist and Statecraft Embalmed follow rigidly and frigidly certain rules of conduct. In the "Pedantic Literalist," motive ...
Jeanne Heuving, 1992
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Learning and Behavior Problems in Asperger Syndrome
Pedantic Speech Several investigators have described the speech of people with AS as “pedantic.” For example, Wing (1981), who introduced AS to the Englishspeaking community, commented on the language of people with this syndrome ...
Margot Prior, 2004
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Pedantic often implies ostentatious display of knowledge, didacticism, and stodg- iness <his opinions were as pedantic as his life was abstemious — f-'rin/de) It may also connote undue attention to scholarly minutiae and small interest in ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
9
Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction
192.112.36.4 Name Server a.root.net. domain addr type domain addr type Scholarly.edu. .pedantic.edu anise.pedantic.edu.? 192.14.71.191 Name Server names.edu. Response 1: 192.14.71.191 is NS for edu. 128.32.136.9 Name Server ...
Jerome H. Saltzer, M. Frans Kaashoek, 2009
10
Flip Dictionary
... sustaining pedal pedal of potter's wheel or sewing machine: treadle pedantic: academic, bookish, didactic, donnish, hairsplitting, learned, precise, scholastic, schoolish pedantic effort: lucubration pedantic teacher: pedagogue, prig pedantic  ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEDANTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pedantic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet the real Liam Gallagher
Scottee describes himself as “fat, queer, left handed and dyslexic” and says that all his work is “activist art, in a pedantic but celebratory way. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Palmerston North award-winning software
That was why councils were "so pedantic and conservative" about processing building consents, in an effort to minimise exposure to risk. «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
3
Barry Otto on Adelaide Festival, Belvoir's Seventeen and The …
Miranda played the lead, while he portrayed her uncle, a stern, pedantic lighthouse keeper. “Working with my daughter was a breeze,'' he ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Best name for them: 'Inhuman Criminals'
Still, this is a useful exercise in ways other than the mundanely pedantic because what we have here is a discussion on how to address an ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»
5
Breitbart Calls on Consciences to Walk through the Fire
... rudderless, chaos-prone, pedantic, unrealistic, hypocritical, clueless, politically correct, angry, cruel, sanctimonious, retributive, redistributive, ... «Thetribunepapers, Jul 15»
6
Confederates Mourn: State's Rights, National Interest are …
These tedious, arbitrary, pedantic and generally ridiculous assertions were not well received at all. One tedious and hideously irritating lost ... «Glossy News, Jul 15»
7
Nick Smith eyes ways to boost private sector role in building …
That was why councils had been "so pedantic and conservative" about processing building consents, so they were not exposing themselves to ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
Windows Search Doesn't Suck Anymore
With that search, it felt like every query was being overseen by a pedantic kindergarten teacher: every time I made a typo, or didn't type a file ... «Gizmodo UK, Jul 15»
9
All about Scout's honour
Uncle Jack the physician has retired and leads a quiet, pedantic life surrounded by Victorian books and an elderly cat. Henry Clinton, local ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
10
Thomas gives Georgia Tech a chance to win the Coastal again
The Georgia Tech coach spends much of his time with the media oscillating from indifferent to pedantic. That Johnson has won the ACC's ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»

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