pedanticism

English

Etymology

pedantic +‎ -ism

Noun

pedanticism (countable and uncountable, plural pedanticisms)

1. pedantry
   • 2008 April 7, Gia Kourlas, “E-Moting, E-Volving and Tipping Toward Tap”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Yet her dance-and-music spectacle, ending with the phrase “You need to rebel against negativity,” teems with pedanticism.