duncical

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/ˈdʌnsɪkəl/

adjective

Like a dunce; stupid or silly.

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Meanings

adjectiveduncical (comparative more duncical, superlative most duncical)

comparative more duncical · superlative most duncical

  1. archaicLike a dunce; stupid or silly.

    the most dull and duncical commissioner

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used informally) stupid

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blockheadedboneheadedduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickthickheadedthick-skulledwooden-headedstupid
Also see
barmyblockheadedboneheadedcockamamiedaftduffle-headeddull-wittedduncishfatheadedfoolishgoofyhalf-bakedidleintellectually challengedloggerheadednitwittedsimpleslightsoftstupidthickthickheadedthick-skulledwooden-headed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dunce + -ical.

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APA

duncical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncical

MLA

“duncical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duncical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncical.

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