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Definition of Donnish
1. Adjective. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
Definition of Donnish
1. Adjective. (context: of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Donnish
1. scholarly [adj] - See also: scholarly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Donnish
Literary usage of Donnish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"donnish, pertaining to a don. University tutors, beads of bouses, &c. are called
duns, and donnish is generally used in reference to this. ..."
2. A History of English Literature by William Robertson Nicoll, Thomas Seccombe (1907)
"In other respects he was almost preternaturally donnish—as dons were in the sweet
simplicity of the ..."
3. A History of English Literature by William Robertson Nicoll, Thomas Seccombe (1907)
"In other respects he was almost preternaturally donnish—as dons were In the sweet
simplicity of the ..."
4. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"... of a don and write donnish books, it's hardly worth while for him to make a
Greek and Latin ..."
5. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1894)
"The truth is, unless a man can get the prestige and income of a Don and write
donnish books, it's hardly worth while for him to make a Greek and Latin ..."
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