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Examples of donnish
donnish
He is bound to be more grounded in the real world than his donnish predecessor.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
But he has put into his shadow cabinet ample donnish talent of the Skidelsky sort.
From the economist.com
In person he has a slight air of donnish dishevelment and a fizz of nervous energy.
From the independent.co.uk
The scholarship is impeccable, but there is a donnish drollery in many of the articles.
From the online.wsj.com
The record for this style of donnish enumeration reaches comfortably into four figures.
From the newscientist.com
Has a hard act to follow after taking over from donnish Mark Damazer.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Part of the pleasure arises from Mr. Calt's donnish sense of humor.
From the online.wsj.com
His donnish prattle has all the charm of a nine o'clock lecture in a draughty, badly-lit room.
From the economist.com
The donnish Mr Moynihan was also a tough Irish street-fighter.
From the economist.com
- Academic: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical
