Pedantic
71pe|dan|ti|cal — «pih DAN tuh kuhl», adjective. = pedantic. (Cf. ↑pedantic) …
72pe|dan´ti|cal|ly — pe|dan|tic «pih DAN tihk», adjective. 1. displaying one s knowledge more than is necessary: »[He] is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic (Scientific American). 2. tediously learned; scholarly in a dull and narrow way: »He does not…sacrifice… …
73pe|dan|tic — «pih DAN tihk», adjective. 1. displaying one s knowledge more than is necessary: »[He] is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic (Scientific American). 2. tediously learned; scholarly in a dull and narrow way: »He does not…sacrifice sense and… …
74ped|ant|ry — «PEHD uhn tree», noun, plural ries. 1. an unnecessary or tiresome display of knowledge: »At the risk of seeming to be pedantic about an art whose most despised enemy is pedantry, let s look briefly at some of the attributes of graphic humor… …
75Berlin blue — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), n. 1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color …
76Blue — (bl[=u]), n. 1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism; the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that, whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color.… …
77Bookish — Book ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. A bookish man. Addison. Bookish skill. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books;… …
78Bookishly — Bookish Book ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. A bookish man. Addison. Bookish skill. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in …
79Bookishness — Bookish Book ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. A bookish man. Addison. Bookish skill. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in …
80Citrus nobilis — Mandarin Man da*rin , n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[=i] minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and… …
