The Only Use
pedantic
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Edited)
- You might have said at least a hundred things
By varying the tone. . .like this, suppose,. . .
Aggressive: 'Sir, if I had such a nose I'd amputate it!' ...
Pedantic: 'That beast Aristophanes
...
Dramatic: 'When it bleeds, what a Red Sea!'Act 1pedantic = too concerned with book learning
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) In historic literature, you may see pedant used as a synonym for school teacher.