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sententious(adjective, dull, obscure, dry, precise)
6
dry(adjective, precise, bookish)
6
formal(adjective, precise, bookish)
5
stiff(adjective, counterfeit, boring, affected, tedious)
5
priggish(adjective, precise, bookish)
4
affected(stiff, pretentious, exaggerated, affectation, upper-class)
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doctrinaire(adjective, precise, bookish)
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pretentious(adjective, counterfeit, stiff, affected, hollow)
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hair-splitting(overcritical, censorious)
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meticulous
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nit-picking(adjective, obscure, precise, plodding, finicky)
4
pedagogic(adjective, precise, bookish)
4
pedant
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stodgy(adjective, dull, stuffy)
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arid(adjective, obscure, boring, precise, tedious)
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dull(adjective, precise, bookish)
3
stuffy
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euphuistic
3
exact
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flaming
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