pedantic

As an adjective pedantic

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

As a noun pedagogy is

the profession of teaching.

As adjectives the difference between sesquipedalian and pedantic

is that sesquipedalian is (of a word or words) long; polysyllabic while pedantic is like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

As a noun sesquipedalian

is a long word.

As a noun minutiae

is irregular plural of minutia#English minutia.

As an adjective pedantic is

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

As a noun martinet

is a strict disciplinarian.

As an adjective pedantic is

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

As an adjective pedantic is

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

As adjectives the difference between scrupulous and pedantic

is that scrupulous is exactly and carefully conducted while pedantic is like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

As an adjective pedantic

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

As a noun wastrel is

(dated) one who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.

As an adjective pedantic

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

As a noun pragmatics is

(linguistics) the study of the use of language in a social context.