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Pedantic vs Obsessive - What's the difference?

pedantic | obsessive |

As adjectives the difference between pedantic and obsessive

is that pedantic is like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning while obsessive is prone to cause obsession.

As a noun obsessive is

a person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.

pedantic

English

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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    obsessive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Prone to cause obsession
    • ''The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive
  • Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
    • ''Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives
  • Excessive, as results from obsession.
    • ''A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout
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    • Synonyms

    * (Having one thought or pursuing one activity) unrelenting, unyielding, headstrong *

    Derived terms

    * obsessively

    Related terms

    * obsess * obsession * obsessional

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession