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pedanted

pedanted is the simple past and past participle of pedant.

Meaning of pedant

Verb

pedant (third-person singular simple present pedants, present participle pedanting, simple past and past participle pedanted)

  1. (humorous, rare) To be or act as a pedant.
    • […] as any occasion of going behond^([sic – meaning beyond]) the sea with sombody, or pedanting in some Gentlemans house, &c., for clergy-employment I will accept of none.1648 October 10, Abraham Woodhead, Bodl., MS Clarendon 31, folio 276, verso

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Questions about pedanted

What is pedanted the simple past and past participle of?
Pedanted is the simple past and past participle of pedant.

Words near pedanted in the dictionary

  1. pedals to the metal
  2. pedancy
  3. pedanda
  4. pedaneous
  5. pedant
  6. pedanted
  7. pedantess
  8. pedantesses
  9. pedantic
  10. pedantical
  11. pedantically

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