Pedantly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a pedantic manner.

    "Gloucester, the hive of industry, the delicious village pedantly named city, with its loom and shuttle music; and how does the glorious Philadelphia look from this point?"

Example

More examples

"Gloucester, the hive of industry, the delicious village pedantly named city, with its loom and shuttle music; and how does the glorious Philadelphia look from this point?"

Etymology

From pedant + -ly.

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