donnishadj.
/ˈdɒnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdɑnɪʃ/ Of the nature or character of a (college) don; having a pedantic stiffness or gravity of manner.
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society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [adjective]
donlike1797
donnish1848
donly1893
1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 7 He liked people to be natural and hated that donnish manner.
1863 Q. Rev. 114 546 The most donnish amongst dons.
Derivatives
ˈdonnishness n.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun]
scholarism1588
pedantism1592
pedantry1612
scholasticism1797
bluestockingism1812
donnishness1835
donnism1859
pragmaticism1865
usherism1869
pragmatism1895
mandarinism1976
1835 J. H. Newman Lett. & Corr. (1891) II. 139 A strong specimen of donnishness.
1853 W. M. Thackeray Lett. 14 Feb. A vast amount of toryism and donnishness everywhere.
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adj.1835