pedantry
/ˈpɛdəntri/
noun
- An excessive focus on minor details, rules, or formalities, especially when teaching or showing off knowledge.
- The article was full of pedantry, listing every obscure fact about the author's life.
- The professor's pedantry annoyed the students, who just wanted to learn the main ideas.
- His pedantry about grammar made conversations with him exhausting.
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