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Pedantry vs Gradgrindery - What's the difference?

pedantry | gradgrindery |

As nouns the difference between pedantry and gradgrindery

is that pedantry is an excessive attention to detail or rules while gradgrindery is impatient technical pedantry that dismisses human factors.

pedantry

English

Noun

(pedantries)
  • An excessive attention to detail or rules.
  • An instance of such behaviour.
    • I don't want to listen to your pedantries anymore.
  • An overly ambitious display of learning.

    • Related terms

    * pedant * pedantic * pedantocracy

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    gradgrindery

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Impatient technical pedantry that dismisses human factors.