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What is pedant?
someone who does things "by the book" to an extent that it overrides intuition
that's one bad teacher, she's so pedantic
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pedant - video
Pedant - what is it?
Showing one's intelligence more than is necessary.
David Pearce could be pedantic if he so chose.
What does "pedant" mean?
A person is obsessed with trying to be smart but is incredibly annoying in the process
Me: Sam is a dumb dumb
Sam: you have to use the word pedant in the dictionary example
Pedant - what does it mean?
Noun (malapropism): Pedantic semantics
I do not care for your pedantics, Annie. I will use my words how I choose.
Pedant - meaning
Pointing out unnecessary minutiae in order to call attention to one's pretentiousness.
I suppose you can forgive them because part of their job is paying attention to detail, but you best be pedantic as fuck if you want to fit in on an engineering team.
Pedant - definition
Ostentatious regarding one's intelligence. Using this word also makes you this word.
Bob: I find the professor's voice mellifluous and her logic trenchant, even if a bit pedantic.
Jim: I find YOU a bit pedantic.
Pedant - slang
The nitpickery of the english language that drives the less detail oriented insane...often mistaken as a tool to impress others when in fact it is annoying
I love it when you dominate our conversations through critiquing my word usage and completely avoiding the central arguments, you pedantic fuck.
Pedant
A state of mind which is about caring a lot about formalities, often more than necessary. One may be called pedantic when he/she points out corrections in unimportant details.
Okay okay, so there were five people there instead of four, no need to be pedantic. Now anyway...
Pedant
A dogmatic ergo annoying person
Maddy exemplifies one perfectly
Pedant
one who acts in the role as teacher/lecturer, often without invitation. Usually considered pejorative.
Check out that dude over there: he's a pedant. If you say the word 'grape', he'll be talking about wine for a long, long time.