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dryasdust
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: after Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, fictitious person to whom Sir Walter Scott died 1832 Scottish author dedicated some of his novels
: one that is uninteresting because of concentration upon minutiae : pedant
< the researches of a Dryasdust — C.E.Montague >
II. adjective
: marked by characteristics that bring about lack of interest or boredom : uninspired, pedantic, prosaic
< dryasdust presentation >
< dryasdust scholarship >
< a dryasdust teacher > |