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View usage for: (dɒnɪʃ) adjectiveIf you describe someone as donnish, you think they are rather serious and intellectual. [mainly British] He is precise and mildly donnish in manner. Synonyms: scholarly, erudite, scholastic, pedantic More Synonyms of donnish donnish in British English (ˈdɒnɪʃ) adjectiveof or resembling a university don Derived forms donnishly (ˈdonnishly) adverb donnishness (ˈdonnishness) noun donnish in American English (ˈdɑnɪʃ) adjective of or like a university don Derived forms donnishly (ˈdonnishly) adverb donnishness (ˈdonnishness) noun Examples of 'donnish' in a sentencedonnish It is now an unfashionable idea that seems donnish and patronising.It is written with elegance and sometimes donnish wit, but it is very far from being a book for specialists.My own view of that donnish existence left me with admiration for a kind, generous, man. Definition resembling a university don He is precise and mildly donnish in manner. Synonyms scholastic pedagogic precise formalistic Additional synonymsDefinition fond of reading a quiet, bookish child Synonyms studious, learned, academic, intellectual, literary, scholarly, erudite, pedantic, well-read, donnish, swotty (British, informal) Definition having or showing great academic knowledge I found him a charming and erudite companion. Synonyms learned, lettered, cultured, educated, scholarly, cultivated, knowledgeable, literate, well-educated, well-readHer lecture was pedantic and uninteresting. Synonyms academic, pompous, schoolmasterly, stilted, erudite, scholastic, didactic, bookish, abstruse, donnish, sententious- done in or up
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