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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pedanticallyadverb

    in a pedantic manner

    "these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'"

Wiktionary

  1. pedanticallyadverb

    In a pedantic manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pedanticallyadverb

    With awkward ostentation of literature.

    Etymology: from pedantical.

    The earl of Roscommon has excellently rendered it; too faithfully is, indeed, pedantically; ’tis a faith like that, which proceeds from superstition. Dryden.

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  1. pedantically

    Pedantically refers to an overly concerned and precise manner about details or the way someone behaves or speaks in an excessively scholarly or formal style. It implies a focus on trivialities or minor details, often to show off one's knowledge and usually to the annoyance or frustration of others. It comes from the word "pedant," which describes someone who is excessively concerned with formal rules or minute details.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pedanticallyadverb

    in a pedantic manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pedantically in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pedantically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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