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Definition: DUNCISH

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. (used informally) stupid.[Wordnet]
2. Somewhat like a dunce.[Websters]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb duncishly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(duncishly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective duncish.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Duncish" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Duncish \Dun"cish\, adjective. Somewhat like a dunce. [Rare]. (references)

Definition: DUNCISH

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. (used informally) stupid.[Wordnet]
2. Somewhat like a dunce.[Websters]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb duncishly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(duncishly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective duncish.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "DUNCISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Duncish \Dun"cish\, adjective. Somewhat like a dunce. [Rare]. (references)