pe dantic, pedantical

[Eng. pedant; -ic, -ical.] Pertaining or relating to pedants or pedantry; making a vain display of learning; using far fetched words or expre ions; characterized by pedantry. "Then would, unroofed, old Granta's halls, Pedantic inmates full display." Byron: Granta. pě-dăn-tic-al-lý, adv . [Eng. pedantical ; -ly .] In a pedantic manner; like a pedant. pě-dăn-tic-lỹ, *pě-dan-tick-lý, adv . [Eng. pedantic ; -ly .] In a pedantic manner; pedantic ally.