pedantry
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In a novel full of insufferable characters interfering with romantic soulmates, Mary commits the sins of both pedantry and priggishness.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Such pedantry is perhaps why Malaysian durians have earned a special place on the Chinese table.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
I’m deeply dismayed that the perennial paragon of pedantry, George F. Will, failed at either simple arithmetic or calendar history.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
A windowless chamber is for dwelling on the consequences of your pedantry.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021
This logician would be unbearably pedantic, but there is a grain of good taste in the pedantry.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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