Both Uses of
pedantic
in
Billy Budd
- But between you and me now, don't you think there is a queer streak of the pedantic running thro' him?†
Chpt 7
- This, along with his phraseology, now and then was suggestive of the grounds whereon rested that imputation of a certain pedantry socially alleged against him by certain naval men of wholly practical cast,
Chpt 21 *pedantry = being too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning
Definition:
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(pedantic) too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning