衒げん学がく的てき

na-adjective

pedantic

Describes a person, attitude, or style that shows off knowledge in an overly academic or narrow way. Often carries a negative nuance of being unnecessarily detailed or formal.

• 彼かれの衒げん学がく的てきな説せつ明めいは、かえってわかりにくかった。

  His pedantic explanation was, on the contrary, hard to understand.

• 衒げん学がく的てきな態たい度どをとらずに、もっと簡かん潔けつに話はなしてください。

  Please speak more concisely without taking a pedantic attitude.