definition of pedantic
1 Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules: a pedantic attention to details. 2  adj. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.  adj.
uk â /pÉËdÃ¦n.tÉªk/ us â /pedËÃ¦n.tÉªk/ disapproving. âº giving too much attention to formal rules or small details: They were being unnecessarily pedantic by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.