He had a thirst for knowledge, of which he possessed not a little, but was somewhat pedantic.

My readers must excuse this brief and somewhat pedantic geological lecture.

"For thousands of years Xanth was a comparatively peaceful land," she said, assuming the somewhat pedantic tone he remembered from his school days.

Torquato grew up in an atmosphere of refined luxury and somewhat pedantic criticism, both of which gave a permanent tone to his character.

On the accession of James I, to whom his somewhat pedantic style of preaching recommended him, Andrewes rose into great favour.

It begins with a somewhat pedantic introduction by Ms. Eisenberg to a series of 24 oil paintings created by Ms. Bartlett between 1991 and 1992.

Somewhat pedantic and conservative, Sir Pitt does nothing to help Rawdon or Becky even when they fall on hard times.

Aton 77 found his voice, and though it trembled with restrained emotion, the careful, somewhat pedantic phraseology, for which the famous astronomer was noted, did not abandon him.

He seemed to display a certain insensitivity in these cases - an impression enhanced by his somewhat pedantic way of speech.

Of his approaching end he spoke in his usual unemotional and somewhat pedantic fashion.