All 32 Uses of
pedantic
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- But, wrangling pedant, this is The patroness of heavenly harmony: Then give me leave to have prerogative; And when in music we have spent an hour, Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.†
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- How fiery and forward our pedant is!†
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- But I have cause to pry into this pedant: Methinks he looks as though he were in love.†
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- Master, a mercatante or a pedant, I know not what; but formal in apparel, In gait and countenance surely like a father.†
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- [Enter a PEDANT.†
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- [Enter TRANIO, and the PEDANT dressed like VINCENTIO.†
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- [To the PEDANT] Sir, this is the gentleman I told you of; I pray you stand good father to me now; Give me Bianca for my patrimony†
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- [Exeunt TRANIO, Pedant, and BAPTISTA.†
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- [Enter PEDANT above, at a window.†
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- [Re-enter PEDANT below; BAPTISTA, TRANIO, and SERVANTS.†
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- [BIONDELLO, TRANIO, and PEDANT, run out.†
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- [Enter BAPTISTA, VINCENTIO, GREMIO, the PEDANT, LUCENTIO, BIANCA, PETRUCHIO, KATHERINA, HORTENSIO, and WIDOW†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(pedantic) too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In historic literature, you may see pedant used as a synonym for school teacher.