Both Uses of
pedantic
in
The Screwtape Letters
- At present the Enemy says "Mine" of everything on the pedantic, legalistic ground that He made it: Our Father hopes in the end to say "Mine" of all things on the more realistic and dynamic ground of conquest, Your affectionate uncle SCREWTAPE XXII MY DEAR WORMWOOD, So!†
Chpt 21pedantic = with excessive concern for formal rules, details, or book learning
- The man who has risen in society is overrefined, the young scholar is pedantic.
Chpt 24 *pedantic = 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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(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.