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A state of mind which is about caring a lot about formalities, often more than necessary. One may be called pedantic when he/she points out corrections in unimportant details. Okay okay, so there were five people there instead of four, no need to be pedantic. Now anyway...
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The nitpickery of the english language that drives the less detail oriented insane...often mistaken as a tool to impress others when in fact it is annoying I love it when you dominate our conversations through critiquing my word usage and completely avoiding the central arguments, you pedantic fuck.
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Ostentatious regarding one's intelligence. Using this word also makes you this word. Bob: I find the professor's voice mellifluous and her logic trenchant, even if a bit pedantic.
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someone who does things "by the book" to an extent that it overrides intuition that's one bad teacher, she's so pedantic
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Showing one's intelligence more than is necessary. David Pearce could be pedantic if he so chose.
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A tendency toward involuntary discovery of evidence suggesting widespread ignorance and/or ineptitude, esp. with regard to linguistic communication. There were days when Lisa's instinctive pedantry threatened to overwhelm her.
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