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.
by Fluid February 05, 2004
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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.
by Left of write February 14, 2008
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Bob: I find the professor's voice mellifluous and her logic trenchant, even if a bit pedantic.
Jim: I find YOU a bit pedantic.
Jim: I find YOU a bit pedantic.
by bulldog4574 March 02, 2010
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I suppose you can forgive them because part of their job is paying attention to detail, but you best be pedantic as fuck if you want to fit in on an engineering team.
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David Pearce could be pedantic if he so chose.
by Larstait November 15, 2003
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that's one bad teacher, she's so pedantic
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