1) academic: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.

2) formal and uninspired; making a vain display of learning

3) too concerned with details or fine distinctions and too ready to criticize minor errors ( disapproving )

JINGOISTIC

1) Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.

VITUPERATIVE

1) scathing: marked by harshly abusive criticism; “his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists”; “her vituperative railing”

2) Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure.

Jingoistic – Jingoism is chauvinistic patriotism, usually associated with a War Hawk political stance. In practice, it refers to sections of the general public who advocate the use of threats or of actual force against other countries in order to safeguard a country’s national interests.

Vituperative – Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure.

Jingoism is excessive patriotism. and the words ‘By Jingo’ were used as a mild oath in the 19th century. There was a music hall song in 1878 that used the Sabre-rattling phrase in a threat against Russia, enemy to Britain at the time, It was first used as a conjurer’s summoning call (like Hey Presto or Abracadabra) coming from the Basque (Spain) language jinkoa or jainkoa meaning ‘ a god’.

To be vituperative is to utter or be prone to uttering abuse. It is the adjective of the verb to vituperate which means to attack with violently abusive criticism or disapproval. To use violent language from the Latin vituperare, atum from vitiurn : a fault and parare : to set in order, prepare.

jingoistic-extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy \

vituperative-uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse

–adjective 1. ostentatious in one’s learning.

2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.

jingoistic

adjective

fanatically patriotic [syn: chauvinistic

vi·tu·per·a·tive /vaɪˈtupərətɪv, -pəˌreɪtɪv, -ˈtyu-, vɪ-/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.