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donnish

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don·nish  (dnsh)
adj.
Of, relating to, or held to be characteristic of a university don; bookish or pedantic. See Synonyms at pedantic.
donnish [ˈdɒnɪʃ]
adj
(Social Science / Education) of or resembling a university don
donnishly  adv
donnishness  n
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Adj.1.donnish - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
pedantic, academic
scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
donnish
adjective scholarly, erudite, scholastic, pedantic, bookish, pedagogic, precise, formalistic He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
Translations
donnish [ˈdɒnɪʃ] ADJ [life, discussion etc] → de erudito, de profesor; (in appearance) → de aspecto erudito (pej) → profesoril, pedantesco
donnish (Brit: usu pej)
adj → professoral; a donnish type → ein typischer Gelehrter


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