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pedantry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fanfare, flash, ostentation |
| Derivation | pedantic |
Examples of pedantry
pedantry
Expecting professionals to get their professional work right is hardly pedantry.
From the independent.co.uk
Thank you for quoting it seems mere pedantry to insist on the use of any other.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Certainly don't get that level of pedantry from viewers of commercial television.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You make some good comments, which are spoiled by insults and inaccurate pedantry.
From the independent.co.uk
I know it's bordering on pedantry, but this kind of thing can cause confusion.
From the guardian.co.uk
To oppose this on the grounds you do is pure pedantry with no higher purpose.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The contest, as well as the spectacle, was grievously scarred by Rolland's pedantry.
From the telegraph.co.uk
NeverMindTheBollocks, you have a point at a stretch, but it is one of pure pedantry.
From the guardian.co.uk
Oh yes, that's what I meant to say before I got bogged down in silliness and pedantry.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
- (pedantic) academic: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- A pedant is a person who is overly concerned with formalism and precision, or who makes a show of their learning.
- An excessive attention to detail or rules; An instance of such behaviour; An overly ambitious display of learning
- (pedantic) (adj) - boring, academic; trying to impress with facts
- (pedantic) (adj) making an excessive show of learning; overly concerned with rules and details; didactic
- (pedantic) exaggeratedly, unseasonably, or absurdly learned
- (pedantic) showing off learning
- Ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this; an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms.
