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词汇 donnish
释义 donnish
adjective
UKuk /ˈdɒn.ɪʃ/ us /ˈdɑː.nɪʃ/
intelligent, often in a way that is too serious: 学究气的
He was a thin, donnish-looking man in a tweed jacket and sandals.他瘦瘦的身材,上身穿粗呢短上衣,脚蹬一双凉鞋,看上去很有点学究气。
Synonyms
academic
pedanticdisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Intelligence
acuity
acumen
agility
apt
aptness
brain
gumption
highbrow
horse sense
hyper-intelligent
imaginative
perceptively
percipient
percipiently
perspicacious
perspicaciously
perspicacity
profundity
whip-smart
wisdom

Examples of donnish


donnish
A lot of early reviews said the music was donnish.
It is no use being donnish or doctrinaire when you are dealing with competition in the wide, "wide" world.
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That is why it appealed to the donnish minds of those involved.
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Oh yes, he was donnish.
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Doolittle was a curt man, described as donnish and intimidating.
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