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overpedantic

overpedantic adjective: excessively pedantic.

Adjective

overpedantic (comparative more overpedantic, superlative most overpedantic)

  1. Excessively pedantic.

Forms of overpedantic

comparativemore overpedantic
superlativemost overpedantic

Origin of overpedantic

From over- + pedantic.

Questions about overpedantic

What does overpedantic mean?
Overpedantic means excessively pedantic.
What part of speech is overpedantic?
Overpedantic is an adjective.

Words near overpedantic in the dictionary

  1. overpedaled
  2. overpedaling
  3. overpedalled
  4. overpedalling
  5. overpedals
  6. overpedantic
  7. overpedantically
  8. overpeel
  9. overpeeled
  10. overpeeling
  11. overpeels

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