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单词 donnish
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Examples of 'donnish' in a sentence
donnish

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.
(adjective) 
Definition
resembling a university don
He is precise and mildly donnish in manner.
Synonyms
scholarly
He was an intellectual, scholarly man.
erudite
I found him a charming and erudite companion.
scholastic
pedantic
Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting.
bookish
a quiet, bookish child
pedagogic
precise
formalistic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bookish
Definition
fond of reading
a quiet, bookish child
Synonyms
studious,
learned,
academic,
intellectual,
literary,
scholarly,
erudite,
pedantic,
well-read,
donnish,
swotty (British, informal)
in the sense of erudite
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-read
in the sense of pedantic
Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting.
Synonyms
academic,
pompous,
schoolmasterly,
stilted,
erudite,
scholastic,
didactic,
bookish,
abstruse,
donnish,
sententious

Nearby words of
donnish

  • done in or up
  • donkey
  • donkey's years
  • donnish
  • donor
  • doom
  • doomed

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