SCHOLASTIC

• (noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

  synonyms : bookworm , pedant

  Our teacher was such a pedant that we lost interest in her classes very soon. -added by naila_inlas

  Shakila’s second son is a disgusting pedant. Shamim of Hisbuth Tahiri is also a know-a-little pedant. -added by abdullah71

• (noun) a Scholastic philosopher or theologian

• (adj.) of or relating to schools

  "scholastic year"

• (adj.) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

  "scholastic philosophy"

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