ped·a·gog·ic (p?d??-g?j??k, -g??j?k) also ped·a·gog·i·cal (-g?j??-k?l, -g??j?-)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy.2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner.ped?a·gog?i·cal·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ped?a?gog?ic (?p?d ??g?d? ?k, -?go? d??k) also ped`a?gog?i?cal, adj. of or pertaining to a pedagogue or pedagogy. [1775?85;