donnish

[ don-ish ]
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adjective
  1. resembling or characteristic of a university don; scholarly; pedantic.

Origin of donnish

1
First recorded in 1845–50; don1 + -ish1

Other words from donnish

  • don·nish·ly, adverb
  • don·nish·ness, noun
  • donnism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for donnish

donnish

/ (ˈdɒnɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. of or resembling a university don

Derived forms of donnish

  • donnishly, adverb
  • donnishness, noun

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