pedantically

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adverb

pedantically (comparative more pedantically, superlative most pedantically)

  1. In a pedantic manner.
    Synonym: pedantly
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stevensony, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
      “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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