迂腐的

He rebuked them for their pedantries and obstinacies.

他责骂他们的迂腐和固执。

There are some mischievous and prosaic people who carp and calculate at every detail of the romancer.

有些刁钻促狭，迂腐愚蠢的人，喜欢吹毛求疵，对小说家的每一个细节要追根究底。