Definizione monolingua

pedantry

pedantry (plural pedantries)

1. An excessive attention to detail or rules.
2. An instance of such behaviour.

   I dont want to listen to your pedantries anymore.

3. An overly ambitious display of learning.

   Winston Churchill was once informed that one should not end a sentence with a preposition. His response was, That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.

Definizione dizionario pedantry

pedanteria

Altri significati:

instance of being pedantic

excessive attention to detail or rules

An overly ambitious display of learning.

An excessive attention to detail or rules.

An instance of such behaviour.

overly ambitious display of learning