Meaning & use
pedant
A person who is overly concerned with minor details, rules, or precise correctness.
See it in a sentence
The editor was such a pedant that she flagged every single split infinitive.
Don't be a pedant about the recipe; a little more garlic won't ruin it.
A note on using this word
Pedant is usually critical, implying someone fusses over trivial correctness rather than focusing on what actually matters.
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