pedantry Hear it!

pedantry definition

ped·antry (ped′'n trē)

noun pl. pedantries -·ries

  1. the qualities, practices, etc. of a pedant; ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this
  2. an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms

Etymology: Fr pédanterie < It pedanteria < pedante: see pedant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.