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don´nish|ly — don|nish «DON ihsh», adjective. like or characteristic of a university don; pedantic: »The question “Are Women Worth Educating?” trembles on every donnish lip (Punch). –don´nish|ly, adverb. –don´|nish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
don´|nish|ness — don|nish «DON ihsh», adjective. like or characteristic of a university don; pedantic: »The question “Are Women Worth Educating?” trembles on every donnish lip (Punch). –don´nish|ly, adverb. –don´|nish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
don·nish — … Useful english dictionary
nish — bur·nish·er; cho·pun·nish; clan·nish; cor·nish·man; don·nish; dun·nish; fur·nish·er; fur·nish·ment; gar·nish·able; gar·nish·er; gar·nish·ment; gar·nish·ry; gut·nish; hun·nish; man·nish; man·nish·ness; nun·nish; roy·nish; tan·nish; tar·nish·able;… … English syllables
don — abad·don; aban·don·ee; aban·don·ment; achae·no·don; acot·y·le·don; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ag·kis·tro·don; aglyph·o·don·ta; aglyph·o·don·tia; al·don·ic; al·ge·don·ics; al·go·don·ci·llo; am·e·bel·o·don; amyn·o·don; an·cis·tro·don; an·co·don·ta;… … English syllables
donnish — don·nish … English syllables
donnishly — don·nish·ly … English syllables
donnish — don•nish [[t]ˈdɒn ɪʃ[/t]] adj. brit. edu bookish; pedantic • Etymology: 1825–35 don′nish•ly, adv. don′nish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
donnish — don|nish [ˈdɔnıʃ US ˈda:nıʃ] adj BrE clever, serious, and more interested in ideas than real life … Dictionary of contemporary English
donnish — don|nish [ danıʃ ] adjective BRITISH serious, intelligent, and mainly interested in academic issues … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
