PEDANTIC


Meaning of PEDANTIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: pi- ' dan-tik

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1600

1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant

2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned

3 : UNIMAGINATIVE , PEDESTRIAN

– pe · dan · ti · cal · ly \ - ' dan-ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.