The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DONNISH which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2001.
Pedantic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DONNISH | 38 % | 7 |
| DRYASDUST | 25 % | 9 |
| SCHOLASTIC | 13 % | 10 |
| ACADEMIC | 13 % | 8 |
| INKHORN | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pedantic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scholarly
- donnish
- academic
- pedant
- pedantry
- pedants
- pompous
- pernickety
- longwinded
- prissy
- verbose
- hypercritical
Crossword Answer definitions
DONNISH adjective- Characteristic of a (university) don
- (of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DONNISH
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More clues leading to the result ACADEMIC
- One who hits the books
- Not really practical
- University professor
- Not directly useful
- Ivory tower inhabitant
- Hypothetical
- Of college life
- Theoretical
- Hypothetical, as a question
- Campus figure