20 entries under plodding topic. ×

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didactic(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
2
arid(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
2
formal(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
doctrinaire(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
dry(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
dull(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
egotistic(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
hairsplitting(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
nit-picking(adjective, obscure, finicky)
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ostentatious(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
overnice(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
pedagogic(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
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pompous(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
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priggish(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
1
sententious(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
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stilted(adjective, obscure, precise, abstruse)
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fussy(adjective, obscure, finicky)
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particular(adjective, obscure, finicky)
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precise(adjective, obscure, abstruse, finicky)
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punctilious(adjective, obscure, finicky)
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