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duncical

/ˈdʌnsɪkəl/

duncical adjective: like a dunce; stupid or silly.

Adjective

duncical (comparative more duncical, superlative most duncical)

  1. (archaic) Like a dunce; stupid or silly.
    • the most dull and duncical commissioner1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Forms of duncical

comparativemore duncical
superlativemost duncical

Origin of duncical

From dunce + -ical.

Questions about duncical

What does duncical mean?
Duncical means like a dunce; stupid or silly.
What part of speech is duncical?
Duncical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce duncical?
Duncical is pronounced /ˈdʌnsɪkəl/.

Words near duncical in the dictionary

  1. dunchin
  2. dunching
  3. Dunchurch
  4. Dunciad
  5. Dunciads
  6. duncical
  7. duncified
  8. duncifies
  9. duncify
  10. duncifying
  11. duncish

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