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adjective • of or relating to schools • of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit • a Scholastic philosopher or theologian | ||||
| 38% | 8 | Pedant | ||
noun • a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections | ||||
| 38% | 6 | A pedant who is characterized by a strong inclination to educate or inform others. | ||
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Last Choices Not English Perhaps For A Pedant
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SCHOLASTIC which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCHOLASTIC
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