pedantical

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scholastic formal DRY academic learned literary arid didactic pompous ostentatious pedantic fastidious erudite finicky fussy
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Antonyms

elementary simple easy plain straightforward relaxed
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Close letter words and terms

pedant pedantess pedantic pedantically pedanticalness pedanticism