donnish

Adjective Satellite

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Adj

Characteristic of a (university) don.
Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.

Adjective

Resembling a university don; pedantic or scholarly.

Examples

His donnish approach to Scrabble involved extensive word list memorization.
The new engineer had a donnish air, and found it difficult to communicate with the workers in the factory.

Origin / Etymology

From don + -ish.

Synonyms

academic, pedantic

Scrabble Score: 11

donnish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
donnish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
donnish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

donnish: valid Words With Friends Word