pedantical

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• pedantical — index learned Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Pedantical — Pedantic Pe*dan tic, Pedantical Pe*dan tic*al, a. 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. Figures pedantical.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pedantical — adjective Pedantic …   Wiktionary

• pedantical — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters: academic, bookish, donnish, formalistic, inkhorn, literary, pedantic, scholastic. See… …   English dictionary for students

• pedantical — adj. of or pertaining to a pedant; meticulous; strict, fussy; adhering strictly to information in books without using common sense …   English contemporary dictionary

• pedantical — a. See pedantic …   New dictionary of synonyms

• pedantical — pe·dan·ti·cal …   English syllables

• pedantical — tə̇kəl, tēk adjective archaic : pedantic …   Useful english dictionary

• Pedantic — Pe*dan tic, Pedantical Pe*dan tic*al, a. 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. Figures pedantical. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pedantic — pedantically, adv. pedanticalness, n. /peuh dan tik/, adj. 1. ostentatious in one s learning. 2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching. Also, pedantical. [1590 1600; PEDANT + IC] Syn. 2. didactic, doctrinaire. * * * …   Universalium

• learned — I adjective accomplished, acquainted with, acroatic, apprised of, aware, bibliophilic, bookish, cognizant, conversant, doctus, educated, enlightened, erudite, eruditus, experienced, expert, familiar, informed, instructed, knowing, knowledgeable,… …   Law dictionary