Translation of "pedant" into English

bookish, pedantic, priggish are the top translations of "pedant" into English.

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  • bookish

    adjective

    characterized by a method of expression generally found in books

  • pedantic

    adjective

    De Duitse interpunctie is pedant, de Engelse is chaotisch, en voor Esperanto raadde dr. Zamenhof ons aan onze moedertaal als leidraad te gebruiken. Hoe dan?

    German punctuation is pedantic, English punctuation is chaotic, and for Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof suggested we look towards our mother tongue as a guideline. Go figure!

  • priggish

    adjective

    M'n broer komt pedant over, maar hij is bijzonder kieskeurig.

    My brother may seem priggish but he's the most discriminating man I know.

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