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pedantically

adv

Etymology

From pedantic + -ally and/or pedantical + -ly.

  1. derived from pedante — “a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”
  2. borrowed from pedant
  3. formed as pedantic — “pedant + -ic”
  4. suffixed as pedantically — “pedantic + ally”

Definitions

  1. 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.’

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