We hate pedantic people or do we. This is a question we can’t answer. If we are pedantic we love our self. We even go to extent of being authoritative and suggestive and land being detestable. So what pedantic is?

Pedantic means being overly concerned with minor details, formalisms, and precision - often showing off knowledge in an annoying way. While pedantic people can be arrogant, the specific meaning relates to excessive precision about rules or trivialities. 'Precise' best captures this core meaning of being meticulous about details.