"pedantic" meaning in All languages combined

See pedantic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈdæn.tɪk/ Audio: en-us-pedantic.ogg [US], en-au-pedantic.ogg [Australia] Forms: pedantic [positive], more pedantic [comparative], most pedantic [superlative]
enPR: pa-dăn'tĭk Etymology: pedant + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|pedant|ic}} pedant + -ic Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is being pedantic, they are worrying too much about small details that don't really matter.
    Sense id: simple-pedantic-en-adj-izPj~SVJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ic
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