σχολαστικός — meaning in English
scholastikos
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English meaning
- fussy adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
- pedant noun A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- 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
σχολαστικός is used for these senses in English:
- pedant A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- pedantic Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- punctilious Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
fussy — full definition
- adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
- adjective Easily upset or irritable, especially describing a baby.
- adjective Cluttered with too much unnecessary detail or decoration.
pedant — full definition
- noun A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- noun A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- noun A teacher or schoolmaster.