pedantically

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pedantically

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From pedantic + -ally and/or pedantical + -ly.

adverb more pedantically · most pedantically · pedanticly

In a pedantic manner. ‘I think you might have warned me,’ returned the other with a touch of sullenness. ‘But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. The fellow had a key; and what’s more, he has it still. I saw him use it, not a week ago.’
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@misc{pedantically_2026,
  title = {pedantically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedantically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}