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carol23
carol23

What does hide-bound pedant mean?

Chapter 3 referring to Lanyon

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Posted by carol23 on Sunday February 8, 2009 at 8:20 PM and tagged with chapter 3, characters, lanyon, the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde.

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  1. blazedale

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    If you break down the phrase into the two words, it's easier to figure out.

    Hidebound or hide-bound means someone who is extremely conservative or inflexible. A pedant is someone who makes a show of their knowledge. 

    A hidebound pedant is a very conservative, inflexible person who lets everyone know how smart they are. Not a very charming personality, to say the least!

    Check out the definitions linked below to get some other shades of meaning in the words. 

    Sources:
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hidebound
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedant

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    Posted by blazedale on Sunday February 8, 2009 at 8:26 PM