1611 R. Cotgrave Pedantesque, pedanticall, inkhornizing, pedant-like.
1708 9–14 Apr. For shame Phæbeans think agen, And answer me like Gentlemen, Not whine with Pedant like pretence, And give us Cant instead of Sense.
1893 tr. M. de Montaigne in Aug. 344/1 A simple and natural speech..not pedant-like, not monk-like, not lawyer-like, but rather soldier-like.