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donnish

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒnɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(don′ish)

don•nish (don′ish),USA pronunciation adj.

British Terms, Educationresembling or characteristic of a university don;
bookish;
pedantic.

don¹ + -ish¹ 1825–35

don′nish•ly, adv.
don′nish•ness, n.
don′nism, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

donnish /ˈdɒnɪʃ/ adj

of or resembling a university don

ˈdonnishness n

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