What is another word for Pedantical?

Pronunciation: [pɛdˈantɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Pedantical is a term used to describe someone who is overly concerned with minor details or academic knowledge. Its synonyms include meticulous, fussy, fastidious and punctilious. These words all describe people who are overly precise and concerned with details. Other synonyms for pedantical include nitpicking, finicky, and over-particular. These words describe people who are constantly nitpicking and criticizing every little thing. Another word that can be used instead of pedantical is obsessive. This word describes someone who is fixated on a particular subject or detail. Ultimately, whether you describe someone as pedantical or any of its synonyms, the implication is that they are overly concerned with details to the detriment of the larger picture.

What are the hypernyms for Pedantical?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Pedantical

His comfortable view was that "the sensible and interesting conversations of a woman of merit are more proper to form a young man than all the Pedantical philosophy of books."
"Rousseau Volumes I. and II."
John Morley
D. is quite unnecessary in order to be academic in this sense, just as one does not have to be a scholar in order to be Pedantical.
"Definitions"
Henry Seidel Canby

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