ˈdänish, -nēsh adjective
Etymology: don (I) + -ish
: relating to or characteristic of a university don : academic , pedantic
a certain donnish carefulness of speech — L.P.Smith
• don·nish·ly adverb
• don·nish·ness noun -es
ˈdänish, -nēsh adjective
Etymology: don (I) + -ish
: relating to or characteristic of a university don : academic , pedantic
a certain donnish carefulness of speech — L.P.Smith
• don·nish·ly adverb
• don·nish·ness noun -es
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012