pedantically
pedantically adverb: in a pedantic manner.
Adverb
pedantically (comparative more pedantically, superlative most pedantically)
- In a pedantic manner.
- ‘I think you might have warned me,’ returned the other with a touch of sullenness. ‘But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. The fellow had a key; and what’s more, he has it still. I saw him use it, not a week ago.’1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Story of the Door”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 13
- Synonyms:
- pedantly
Synonyms of pedantically
Forms of pedantically
| comparative | more pedantically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pedantically |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pedanticly |
Origin of pedantically
From pedantic + -ally and/or pedantical + -ly.
Questions about pedantically
- What does pedantically mean?
- Pedantically means in a pedantic manner.
- What part of speech is pedantically?
- Pedantically is an adverb.
Words near pedantically in the dictionary
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