donnish

adjective2

1. •
   (UK) Characteristic of a university don.

   • The proctor was a gentlemanly, straight-forward looking man of about thirty, not at all donnish, and his address answered to his appearance. — 1859
2. •
   Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical.

   • The new engineer had a donnish air, and found it difficult to communicate with the workers in the factory.