pedantically

Meanings

• adjective

  Displaying or marked by undue formalism, exactness, or preciseness, typically in a way that interferes with practicality or efficiency.

  - "He was a pedantically correct accountant."
  - "The professor's pedantically detailed lectures made students lose focus."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pedantically
pedantically , histrionically , precisely , obstinately , complaisantly

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Variants

List of all variants of pedantically that leads to same result
pedantic , pedantically

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Etymology

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Derived from the Middle English word 'pedant,' which referred to a learned person, especially one versed in the arts and sciences. The term 'pedantically' emerged in the late 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pedant' comes from the Latin word 'pater,' meaning 'father,' as it was believed that learning was a fatherly duty.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the character Professor Snape is described as having a pedantically neat appearance.

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Related Concepts

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1. formalism: The adherence to strict rules and conventions, often to the point of rigidity or excess.

2. precision: The quality of being exact or accurate.

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Quotes

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1. It may seem "pedantic" to harp on what looks like mere procedure, but this is one case where the process is the forest.

   - Hendrik Hertzberg,{it}New Yorker{/it},29 May 2000

2. What I'm objecting to is that picture books are judged from a particular, "pedantic" point of view vis-à-vis their relation to children—and I insist that a picture book is much more.

   - Maurice Sendak,{it}Caldecott & Co.{/it},1988

3. She is looking for the will, or for the diary; always looking for herself in history, the self the pious, "pedantic" Tolstoyans would disinherit and deny.  …

   - Elizabeth Hardwick,{it}Bartleby in Manhattan and Other Essays{/it},(1962) 1984

4. Yet not since Kenneth Roberts has anyone written of early New England life in such vivid and convincing detail. (The minor inaccuracies will stir only the "pedantic".)

   - Annie Proulx,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},28 Apr. 1991

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Culture

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Pedantically has been used in literature to describe characters who are overly concerned with rules and formalities, often to comedic effect. In music, the term 'pedal point' refers to a sustained bass line that underpins a melody.

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

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