donnish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for donnish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

donnish [Am ˈdɑnɪʃ, Brit ˈdɒnɪʃ] ADJ esp Brit

donnish

erudito

donnish

profesoral

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A figure of donnish authority, dry wit and voluminous erudition, forever having to point out to his excitable panellist that he's got his facts all wrong.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Were it a shade more donnish, this would be a book to treasure.

www.standard.co.uk

Each raises a top hat in dandy style to a donnish man in a gown emerging from the senior common room.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Those brown eyes, so keenly penetrating on stage and screen, signal kindness behind donnish spectacles.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He appeared regularly on radio and television, where his donnish manner, precise diction, remarkable political recall and somewhat squashed facial features made him a memorable performer.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Freeman brims with relish in this donnish parsing of a word made up 1,500 years ago.

www.ft.com

It was a rapid ascent, revealing a canny political operator behind the donnish exterior.

www.telegraph.co.uk

A donnish gown is his only nod to the old order.

www.dailymail.co.uk

But donnish dominion, like patriotism, may not be enough.

www.independent.co.uk

With his icy stare and donnish imperiousness, he was a master of the brilliant and devastating putdown.

thenationonlineng.net