pedantic in the PONS Dictionary

pedantic Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the clerk was being pedantic and did not take my documents
чиновникът се формализира и не ми прие документите

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As a personality he was affable but also egotistical and pedantic.
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His work is characterized by a craftsman-like attention to detail and a scientific, almost pedantic, emphasis on exact linear perspective.
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The social commentary wipes clean with a dry towelette - it's not intrusive and not pedantic, just lighter-than-air.
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He is reserved, not really exhibiting a desire for close contact with any of his co-workers, although he is friendly when not outwardly pedantic.
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And this does not mean the usual affectation of the stage, the pedantic, artificial care for sound effects, for the virile imposture of the voice.
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His work is in general pedantic and truculent.
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His television and screen persona was that of a shy, timid but kind man who wore thick eyeglasses and spoke in a pedantic, high-pitched voice.
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The work's style has been described as developed, elaborate, ornate and pedantic and has influenced later prose writers.
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In all art, especially in music, he preferred soul, feeling, and taste, to pedantic knowledge and automatic mechanism, however wonderful and brilliant.
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He is overly pedantic, jealous to the point of paranoia, highly suspicious, snobbish, and cruel.
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