(pe-dan-tic) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Example Sentence

He displayed a pedantic attention to details.

Synonyms

academic; scholarly; bookish

Antonyms

unscholarly

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

pedantic
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • antic
  • frantic

  • atlantic
  • gigantic
  • midlantic
  • pedantic
  • romantic
  • semantic

  • bankatlantic
  • sycophantic
  • transatlantic