donnish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++don·nish /ˈdɒnɪʃ $ ˈdɑːnɪʃ/ adjective British English INTELLIGENTclever, serious, and more interested in ideas than real life 书生气的,学究气的
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donnish• The film took a firm course through its vast subject, avoiding the rocks of donnish rancour.don·nish adjectiveChineseSyllable
more serious, interested and clever, than Corpus in ideas real
donnish
don‧nish /ˈdɒnɪʃ $ ˈdɑːnɪʃ/
adjective British English
clever, serious, and more interested in ideas than real life
don‧nish /ˈdɒnɪʃ $ ˈdɑːnɪʃ/
adjective British Englishclever, serious, and more interested in ideas than real life