Pedantry

Pedantry

Pedantry

Excessive showing of intellect

"Pedant" redirects here. Not to be confused with Pendant.

Pedantry (/ˈpɛd.ən.tri/ PED-en-try) is an excessive concern with formalism, accuracy, and precision, or an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning.

"The Pedant" by caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson

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