CEFR B2

pedantic

adjective

Meaning

Overly concerned with minor details and rules, often to show off one's knowledge in an annoying way.

Examples

He was so pedantic about grammar that he corrected every single mistake.
She found his pedantic insistence on following the exact procedure frustrating.

Synonyms: fussy, exact, scholarly, didactic

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pedantic (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /pəˈdæntɪk/

Definition

Overly concerned with minor details and rules, often to show off one's knowledge in an annoying way.

Examples

He was so pedantic about grammar that he corrected every single mistake.
She found his pedantic insistence on following the exact procedure frustrating.
The critic's pedantic review focused more on the author's minor errors than the overall story.

How to Use pedantic

pedantic about (prepositional phrase): Excessively concerned with a specific minor detail or rule. — "The editor was pedantic about the formatting of the manuscript."

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