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pedantic in Swedish

pedantic in Swedish is pedantisk, petnoga — pedantic means overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.

pedantic in Swedish

pedantisk
adj
Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
petnoga
adj
Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.

What does "pedantic" mean?

  1. adj Overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.
    "His pedantic insistence on perfect grammar made the meeting drag on."
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pedantic in a sentence

  • His pedantic insistence on perfect grammar made the meeting drag on.
  • She gave a pedantic correction about the exact date instead of answering the real question.

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What is "pedantic" in Swedish?

"pedantic" in Swedish is pedantisk, petnoga. pedantic means: Overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.

How do you use "pedantic" in a sentence?

Example: "His pedantic insistence on perfect grammar made the meeting drag on." In Swedish, "pedantic" is pedantisk, petnoga.

Are there other ways to say "pedantic" in Swedish?

Yes — Swedish has 2 translations listed for "pedantic": pedantisk, petnoga.

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