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.