donnish Play adjectiveResembling a college don, particularly because of having a pedantic, scholarly manner. SYNONYMS academicbook-lovingbookishbrainycerebralclerklyearnesteducatedeggheaderuditehighbrowimpracticalintellectualivory-towerishlearnedletteredpedanticscholarlyscholasticseriousstudiousswottythoughtful