| doctrinaire(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
| dry(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
| dryasdust |
| dull(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
| egghead |
| egotistic(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
| enlightened |
| esoteric(sound, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite) |
| experienced(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) |
| expert(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) |
| fastidious(adjective, character, behavior, pedant) |
| finicky(adjective, character, behavior, pedant) |
| formalistic(adjective, attitude, flexible, teach) |
| graduate |
| grave(sound, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite) |
| grounded(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) |
| hairsplitting(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
| humanistic |
| in the know(expression, idiom, sound, cultured, learned) |
| ironclad(adjective, character, behavior, pedant) |