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74 entries under adjective topic. ×
| hairsplitting(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| ironclad(character, behavior, pedant) | |
| knowledgeable(rational, intelligent, intellectual, cultured) | |
| letter-bound(character, behavior, pedant) | |
| literal(character, behavior, pedant) | |
| nit-picking(obscure, plodding, finicky) | |
| ostentatious(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| overnice(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| painstaking(character, behavior, pedant) | |
| pedagogic(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| pompous(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| priggish(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| refined | |
| reflective(thoughtful, serious) | |
| sententious(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) | |
| serious(thoughtful, cultured, reflective) | |
| sophisticated | |
| squeamish(character, behavior, pedant) | |
| stiff | |
| stilted(obscure, precise, abstruse, plodding) |
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