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pedantic | lawyerball |

As an adjective pedantic

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

As a noun lawyerball is

(informal|humorous|derogatory) a supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.

pedantic

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Alternative forms

* pedantick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
  • Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
  • Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.
    • "On the contrary, the fall was perfectly safe; it was the impact with the ground that killed him".

    Related terms

    * pedant * pedantry

    Synonyms

    * (like a pedant) anal-retentive, fussy, nit-picky * (knowledge-peacock) (sometimes applicable) nit-picky, ostentatious, pedagogical, pretentious * (linguistically affected) fussy, nit-picky * See also

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    lawyerball

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal, humorous, derogatory) A supposed game consisting of pedantic legal wrangling.
  • * 1998 , "Eddie Auerbach", Rules Question: Straddling Foul Line OK?'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''rec.sport.baseball )
    • I think this answers your question. It is sufficiently vague enough that it doesn't answer your question *specifically* if you're playing lawyerball , but I think the meaning is clear.
  • * 2000 , "Steve Ferra", (NBC) Turning away from FL for a minute...'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''rec.music.artists.springsteen )
    • ...Ashcroft/Carnahan is now 50/50, and the bulk of the MO vote is from St. Louis. All hail the dead man! (Should be an interesting court battle, although the Republicans ought to accept the popular will and not play lawyerball ).
  • * 2007 , Ronald J York, The Police Negotiator's Handbook
    • If your attorney and the city's attorney wrestle control of the negotiating process away from you, they will immediately start playing "lawyerball ."