English-Danish translations for pedantic

• pedantisk
  Jeg ved, at der er mange medlemmer, der finder dem meget tekniske, meget kedelige og endog til tider pedantiske. I know a lot of Members find them very technical, very boring and indeed at times pedantic.
  Hr. Florio, De må undskylde, hvis jeg lyder pedantisk, men ifølge forretningsordenen må de ikke holde en andens tale i Parlamentet. Mr Florio, excuse me if I sound pedantic but, according to the Rules, you are not allowed to deliver anyone else's speech in the House.
  I øvrigt tror jeg også, at det undertiden er nødvendigt for Kommissionen at være pedantisk og kedelig. Vi forsøger at være det så lidt som muligt, men det er en del af vores arbejde. I also believe that a government needs at times to be pedantic, at times tedious: we try to be both as little as possible but it is part of the job.

Definition of pedantic

• Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
• Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language

Related words

• pedant
• pedantry
• trifle pedantry