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Alt. of Pedantical

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  1. a. Alt. of Pedantical
  2. adj. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
  3. 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.
  4. j:100 s marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects