PEDALIAN
Pe*da"li*an, a.
Defn: Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [R.]
Maunder.
PEDALITY
Pe*dal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The act of measuring by paces. [R.] Ash.
PEDANEOUS
Pe*da"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. pedaneus of the size of a foot.]
Defn: Going on foot; pedestrian. [R.]
PEDANT
Ped"ant, n. Etym: [F. pédant, It. pedante, fr. Gr. pai^s boy. See
Pedagogue.]
1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Obs.] Dryden. A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church. Shak.
2. One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge. Addison. A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he. Goldsmith.
PEDANTIC; PEDANTICAL
Pe*dan"tic, Pe*dan"tic*al, a.