pedantic

/pษ™หˆdรฆn.tษชk/

IPA: /P AH0 D AE1 N T IH0 K/

adjective
  1. 1

    Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

  2. 2

    Being showy of oneโ€™s knowledge, often in a boring manner.

  3. 3

    Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedantic