pedantic

1. 1.

   marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

   Synonymsacademicdonnish

   Similarscholarly

Questions about pedantic

What does pedantic mean?

pedantic means "marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects".

How many syllables are in pedantic?

pedantic has 3 syllables: pe-dan-tic. The stress falls on "dan". In IPA it is /pəˈdæntɪk/.

What is another word for pedantic?

Close synonyms include academic, donnish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.