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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.

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donnish [ˈdɒnɪʃ]

adj

(Social Science / Education) of or resembling a university don

donnishly  adv

donnishness  n

Thesaurus

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"

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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