(of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.
(of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.
The new engineer had a donnish air, and found it difficult to communicate with the workers in the factory.
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(UK) Characteristic of a university don.
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