pedantry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛdəntrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pedn trē)

Inflections of 'pedantry' (n): npl: pedantries

pedantry
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Synonyms:
sophistry, meticulousness, precision, display of knowledge, bookishness, exactness, pretension, dogmatism, pedagogery, finicalness, egotism, fussiness, erudition, punctiliousness


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