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pedantic

UK
/pɪˈdæntɪk/
US
/pəˈdæntɪk/
pedanticadjective
more pedantic
Comp.
most pedantic
Super.
UK
/pɪˈdæntɪk/
US
/pəˈdæntɪk/
Traductions
pointilleuxQui s’attache excessivement aux détails ou aux règles.
His pedantic approach to the project made it difficult for the team to meet the deadline.
Son approche pointilleuse du projet a rendu difficile le respect des délais par l’équipe.
Traductions supplémentaires
pédantesqueRegistre soutenu; insiste sur un savoir affiché de façon excessive et scolaire.
pédantSe dit d’un discours, d’un enseignement ou d’une personne qui affiche un savoir livresque et des règles formelles de manière excessive.
Définitions
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overly scholarly or academic.
His pedantic approach to the project made it difficult for the team to meet the deadline.
Of or resembling a pedant; marked by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules.
Her lectures were so pedantic that students often lost interest.
Synonymes
academic
didactic
bookish
overly concerned with details
meticulous
precise
fussy
nitpicky
Antonymes
informal
imprecise
unconcerned
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