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PEDANTICALLY
pedantically
(adverb) in a pedantic manner; “these interpretations are called ‘schemas’ or, more pedantically, ‘schemata’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
pedantically (comparative more pedantically, superlative most pedantically)
In a pedantic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*dan"tic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a pedantic manner.
PEDANTIC
Pe*dan"tic, Pe*dan"tic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. "Figures pedantical." Shak.
PEDANTICAL
Pe*dan"tic, Pe*dan"tic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. "Figures pedantical." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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