pedantic

Example Sentences

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“At best they are being incredibly pedantic. At worst, intentionally daft.”

From Los Angeles Times

And the percentage of gold in the portfolio is always fixed at 1/7 — or, if you are pedantic, 14.29%.

From MarketWatch

None of this is pedantic, nor is it puffed up with moral outrage.

From Los Angeles Times

Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.

From Los Angeles Times

Environmental films that are pedantic, prescriptive, or hold audiences by the collar to make them feel bad do more disservice than good, he says.

From BBC