donnishadjective
uk/ˈdɒn.ɪʃ/us/ˈdɑː.nɪʃ/UKintelligent, often in a way that is too serious:
He was a thin, donnish-looking man in a tweed jacket and sandals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- ingenuity
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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