23
didactic(adjective, dull, obscure, dry, precise)
21
academic(adjective, sound, obscure, attitude, precise)
16
bookish(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, flexible)
16
perfectionist
12
donnish(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, precise)
12
finicky(adjective, character, behavior, critical, pedant)
12
scholastic(adjective, attitude, precise, flexible, teach)
11
learned(adjective, obscure, precise, knowledgeable, cultured)
11
pompous(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, stiff)
11
punctilious(adjective, precise, bookish)
11
well-rounded(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
10
stilted(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, stiff)
9
scholarly(adjective, obscure, complex, knowledgeable, cultured)
8
pedantical(adjective, character, attitude, behavior, flexible)
8
erudite(adjective, obscure, precise, knowledgeable, cultured)
7
ostentatious(adjective, obscure, counterfeit, precise, affected)
7
precise
7
fussy(adjective, obscure, precise, trivial, meticulous)
7
literary(adjective, sound, attitude, knowledgeable, flexible)
6
fastidious(adjective, character, behavior, pedant)
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