adjective · Medium SAT word

    Pedantic

    bookish; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

    Pedantic in a sentence

    His pedantic lecture bored the students with unnecessary details.

    Synonyms for pedantic

    • bookish
    • scholarly
    • academic

    Antonyms for pedantic

    • practical
    • informal
    • simple

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