Verbal Ability - One Word Substitutes - Discussion
Discussion Forum : One Word Substitutes - Section 1 (Q.No. 7)
Directions to Solve
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
7.
A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
Discussion:
19 comments Page 2 of 2.
Shubham patel said:
9 years ago
Pedantic is the right answer.
Uthra said:
2 decades ago
Pedantic means a person who is excessively concerned with minor detail or with displaying technical knowledge.
Supriya said:
1 decade ago
Pedantic means who is excessively concerned with rules.
Manisha said:
1 decade ago
I think its wrong. Because pedantic means too much worried about rules and regulations.
Yogesh said:
1 decade ago
Its from root word, ped = education so pedant is one who display learning ostentatiously.
Deesha said:
1 decade ago
Scruplous, precise, casuistical.
Peky said:
1 decade ago
Ornate means embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown:.
Eg: an ornate style of writing.
Eg: an ornate style of writing.
Dhanilan said:
1 decade ago
Ornate is apt.
Rich said:
1 decade ago
Pompous sounds more appropriate.
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