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DUNCISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duncish mean?
• DUNCISH (adjective)
The adjective DUNCISH has 1 sense:
1. (used informally) stupid
Familiarity information: DUNCISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used informally) stupid
Synonyms:
blockheaded; boneheaded; duncical; duncish; fatheaded; loggerheaded; thick; thick-skulled; thickheaded; wooden-headed
Similar:
stupid (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity)
Derivation:
dunce (a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)
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