pedantic
excessively concerned with formal rules and trivial detail
Pedantic in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing pedantic in a sentence.
His pedantic corrections of grammar derailed every meeting.
His footnotes were so pedantic that they buried the central insight under qualifications.
Using “pedantic” well
Pedantic is always pejorative, mocking an obsession with formal correctness and minor detail.
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