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donnish

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don⋅nish

  [don-ish]
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–adjective
resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic.
Origin:
1825–35; don 1 + -ish 1

Related forms:
don⋅nish⋅ly, adverb
don⋅nish⋅ness, noun
donnism, noun
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don·nish   (dŏn'ĭsh)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or held to be characteristic of a university don; bookish or pedantic. See Synonyms at pedantic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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