pedantisch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anal adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- finical adj Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
- finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
- meticulous adjective Extremely careful and precise about details.
- nitpicky adj Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
- pedantic adj Overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.
- punctilious adj Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
Senses
pedantisch is used for these senses in English:
- anal (psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- anal-retentive (by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.
- finical Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
- finicky (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- meticulous Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
- nitpicky Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
- punctilious Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- punctilious Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
anal — full definition
- adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- adj Excessively focused on neatness, order, or small details; fussy and controlling (informal, short for "anal-retentive").