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Pedantical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation.

Pedantically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With a vain or boastful display of learning.

Pedantically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a pedantic manner.