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English word pedantic comes from English -ic, English pedant
-ic (English)
(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
pedant (English)
Pedantic (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.. (slang) A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.. A person who emphasizes his/her knowledge through the use of vocabulary.
pedantic (English)
Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.