PEDANTIC


Meaning of PEDANTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pi-ˈdan-tik ]

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 -ˈdan-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.