pedantically

adv

Etymology: From pedantic + -ally and/or pedantical + -ly.

1. In a pedantic manner.

   “‘I think you might have warned me,’ returned the other with a touch of sullenness. ‘But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. The fellow had a key; and what’s more, he has it still. I saw him use it, not a week ago.’”