Pedantic
61scholastic — scho•las•tic [[t]skəˈlæs tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, scho•las′ti•cal. 1) edu of or pertaining to schools, scholars, or education 2) edu of or pertaining to secondary schools 3) pedantic 4) edu an adherent of scholasticism 5) edu a pedantic person •… …
62pedantry — /ˈpɛdntri/ (say pedntree) noun (plural pedantries) 1. the character or practice of a pedant; an undue display of learning. 2. slavish attention to rules, details, etc.: *Certainly, if everyone spoke with absolute correctness and pedantry we might …
63scholastic — /skəˈlæstɪk / (say skuh lastik) adjective Also, scholastical. 1. of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments. 2. of or relating to the medieval schoolmen. 3. academic. 4. pedantic. 5. of or relating to scholasticism …
64pedantry — Fowler (1926) observed that the term ‘is obviously a relative one; my pedantry is your scholarship, his reasonable accuracy, her irreducible minimum of education, and someone else s ignorance’. He referred to articles in his book and left the… …
65prospectus — The plural form is prospectuses. The form prospecti is not only pedantic but ignorantly pedantic, since in Latin prospectus is a fourth declension noun with a plural form prospectus (which is not used in English) …
66pedantically — adverb in a pedantic manner these interpretations are called schemas or, more pedantically, schemata • Derived from adjective: ↑pedantic …
67ad- — prefix (also a before sc, sp, st, ac before c, k, q, af before f, ag before g, al before l, an before n, ap before p, ar before r, as before s, at before t) 1 with the sense of motion or direction to, reduction or change into, addition, adherence …
68gerund-grinder — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a pedantic teacher especially of Latin grammar * * * gerˈund grinder noun A pedantic teacher • • • Main Entry: ↑gerund …
69pedanticize — pedantˈicize or pedantˈicise / i sīz/ transitive verb To make pedantic, give pedantic form to • • • Main Entry: ↑pedant …
70pedanticise — pedantˈicize or pedantˈicise / i sīz/ transitive verb To make pedantic, give pedantic form to • • • Main Entry: ↑pedant …
