Profound
Profound adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Usage example: a profound observation about good and evil that few listeners fully grasped
Pedantic and profound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pedantic" instead an adjective "Profound".
Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness
Pedantic
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