Defn: 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.
PEDANTICALLY
Pe*dan"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a pedantic manner.
PEDANTICLY
Pe*dan"tic*ly, adv.
Defn: Pedantically. [R.]
PEDANTISM
Ped"ant*ism, n.
Defn: The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry. [Obs.]
PEDANTIZE
Ped"ant*ize, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. pédantiser.]
Defn: To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions. [R.]
PEDANTOCRACY
Ped`an*toc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Pedant + democracy.]