The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
donnish \donnish\ adj. like a university don; marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially its trivial aspects. Syn: academic, pedantic, bookish. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
donnish adj 1: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects [syn: academic, donnish, pedantic]