What does 'pedantic' mean? Give me the meaning, and then use it in at least two sentences to show you understand it! Best answer gets that coveted ten points !
2007-12-19 04:28:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pedantic, I think, means that you are proud of your knowledge and you like to show it off whenever you can.
The English professor was known for his pedantic, dull lectures.
Pedantic and condescending, the Admiral was someone who was often avoided at social functions - to be cornered into conversation with him was always the low point of the event.
2007-12-19 06:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1 : of, relating to, or being a pedant
2 : narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
The history professor's presentation was dry, unimaginative, and pedantic.
The pedantic recluse refused to acknowledge different interpretations of the literary works he analyzed.
2007-12-19 12:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by sandwest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The denotation is 'scholarly' but the connotation is negative, the sort of learning displayed by a show-off or a person who ignores the context of questions.
1) I knew a person who pronounced 'et cetera' as 'et chetera' because in the Latin that is technically what it should be.
2) we all know people who say 'cacti' 'celli' and 'datum' -- even when the company they are in would dictate 'cactuses', 'cellos', or 'data' (just used in the singular sense)
2007-12-19 13:12:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
–adjective
1.ostentatious in one's learning.
2.overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
Dan is so pedantic that he can't see the forest for the trees.
We call Becky pedantic because she can't get over her training in etiquette.
2007-12-19 12:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋