The word "pedantic" refers to someone who is excessively focused on small details or rules, often to show off their knowledge or intelligence. Full definition
Nowadays, writers never follow the traditional method of writing by making use of pedantic words to express literary creativity. (essayacademia.com)
I admit I can be too pedantic about this, as I should accept cinematic adaptations as their own beasts. (dvdmg.com)
But no one likes a preachy, self - important screenwriter (to Robert Redford I will repeat: no one likes a preachy, self - important screenwriter), and Seven Psychopaths never comes off as pedantic in large part to Walken, Farrell, and Rockwell acting as the heart, the head, and the acid tongue of the picture, respectively. (collider.com)