Academic Writing Style Guide

adjective relating to or characteristic of a parenthesis; inserted as a parenthesis

• The author included a parenthetic comment in the middle of the paragraph.
• She added a parenthetic note to clarify her point.
• I always throw in a parenthetic aside when I'm telling a story.
• His parenthetic remark added a layer of complexity to the conversation.

adjective giving too much importance to details and formal rules, especially in teaching

• The professor was known for his pedantic attention to detail in his research papers.
• Stop being so pedantic about grammar, it's not that important in casual conversation.
• Why are you being so pedantic about the rules? Just chill out and go with the flow.
• Her pedantic approach to life made it difficult for her to see the big picture.