Pedantic vs. Pedestrian

Pedanticadjective

Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

Pedanticadjective

Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.

Pedanticadjective

Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.

Pedanticadjective

Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation.

Pedanticadjective

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Pedanticadjective

excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous

Pedestrianadjective

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

Pedestrianadjective

Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

Pedestrianadjective

(dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

Pedestriannoun

Somebody walking rather than using a vehicle; somebody traveling on foot on or near a roadway.

Pedestriannoun

(dated) An expert walker; one who performs feats of walking or running.

Pedestrianadjective

Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey.

Pedestrianadjective

Lacking in distinction or imaginativeness; ordinary; commonplace; dull; insipid; prosaic; as, pedestrian prose.

Pedestriannoun

A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner.

Pedestriannoun

a person who travels by foot

Pedestrianadjective

lacking wit or imagination;

Pedestrian

A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically.The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with the morphemes ped- ('foot') and -ian ('characteristic of').