excessively
dieNounWord details
- German meaning
- Eine Pedantin ist eine Person, die übertrieben genau und auf Details fixiert ist, oft bis zur Pingeligkeit.
- English meaning
- A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules, often to the point of being annoying.
- Synonym
- Haarspalterin, Korinthenkackerin
- German example
- Die Pedantin achtet auf jede Kleinigkeit und korrigiert jeden Fehler.
- English example
- The pedant pays attention to every little thing and corrects every mistake.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Pedantin
- Plural Form
- die Pedantinnen
Related words
- zerreden
to talk excessively
- beweihräuchern
To flatter, to praise excessively
- kitschig
Kitsch means excessively sentimental, tasteless, or cheap-looking.
- exaltiert
Exalted means exaggerated, overstrung, excessively enthusiastic or excited.
- ellenlang
Extremely long, excessively long.
- eytel
Vain means excessively proud of oneself, especially of one's appearance.
- überkandidelt
Overly formal, affected, or excessively elegant. None
- hitzefrei
Hitzefrei means that school is canceled due to excessively high temperatures.
- Prahlerei
Boasting is the act of excessively bragging about one's achievements or possessions.
- megalomanisch
Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, excessively self-aggrandizing.
- Wucherer
A person who charges excessively high interest rates for loans, often in an unfair or illegal way.
- Honigkuchenpferd
All smiles, excessively cheerful
- eitel
Vain means excessively concerned with one's own appearance and proud of it.
- gewinnsüchtig
Greedy means excessively eager to make a profit, often ignoring moral concerns.
- hochdramatisch
Highly dramatic, excessively emotional or suspenseful.
- priapisch
Relating to priapism, a condition of persistent erection, or figuratively, excessively sexually aroused or obscene.
- vollmundig
Full-bodied means having a rich, full flavor (especially of wine) or being excessively self-assured and boastful.
- Arbeitsmensch
Workaholic is a derogatory term for someone who is excessively dedicated to work.
- Dandy
A dandy is a man who is excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes.
- Wucherin
A usurer is a woman who charges excessively high interest rates for borrowed money, thereby exploiting others.
- deutschtümeln
To be excessively German in manner or behavior
- lobhudeln
to fawn, to flatter excessively
- bünzlig
Bünzlig describes a person who is petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded, and excessively tidy.