Donnish
Donnish adjective - Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
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Synonyms for Donnish
Professorial and donnish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Professorial" instead an adjective "Donnish".
Professorial
Professorial adjective - Relating to or characteristic of professors.
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Synonyms for Professorial
Donnish and professorial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Donnish" instead an adjective "Professorial".
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Related pairs
- profound and donnish
- profound and professorial
- intellectual and donnish
- intellectual and professorial
- abstruse and donnish
- abstruse and professorial
- pedantic and donnish
- pedantic and professorial
- learned and donnish
- learned and professorial
- studious and donnish
- studious and professorial
- scholastic and donnish
- scholastic and professorial
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