pedantical

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adjective

Pedantic.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English pedant →
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Meanings

adjectivepedantical (comparative more pedantical, superlative most pedantical)

comparative more pedantical · superlative most pedantical

  1. Pedantic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pedantic

Origin

  1. Englishpedant
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishpedantical

From pedant + -ical.

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APA

pedantical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedantical

MLA

“pedantical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedantical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedantical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedantical.

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