I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: after Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, fictitious person to whom Sir Walter Scott died 1832 Scottish author dedicated some of his novels
: one that is uninteresting because of concentration upon minutiae : pedant
the researches of a Dryasdust — C.E.Montague
II. adjective
: marked by characteristics that bring about lack of interest or boredom : uninspired , pedantic , prosaic
dryasdust presentation
dryasdust scholarship
a dryasdust teacher