pedantic

Nor am I suggesting that every film become a pedantic diatribe on class barriers; one Michael Moore in the world is plenty.

He may not write with the ease and grace of a man of letters, but he is never pretentious and not often pedantic.

Its teachings are not, indeed, pedantic precedents; but they are the illustrations of living principles.

Hence it may seem unsuitable and pedantic to treat with scientific seriousness what is not in itself of a serious nature.

Nobody ever carried further the pedantic affectation of avoiding modern terms in his Latinity.

This devotion makes them very grave, and possibly very happy after a pedantic fashion.