pedantry

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An excessive attention to detail or rules. An instance of such behaviour.

   I don’t want to listen to your pedantries anymore.

2. noun An instance of such behaviour.

   I don’t want to listen to your pedantries anymore.

3. noun An overly ambitious display of learning.

Similar words

overparticularity overcarefulness overinsistence overtechnicality overdiligence overneatness overstudiousness overrefinement overattention overnicety

Often followed by

of and in to or which is that was

Word family

pedantries