• Duncely

    Origin 1

    From dunce + -ly.

    Full definition of duncely

    Adjective

    duncely

    1. Like, characteristic of, or pertaining to a dunce or dunces; duncelike.
      • 2002, Paul Baines, Alexander Pope - Page 141:More widely, Pope caricatures in these chaotic manoeuvres aspects of duncely writing which contravene the rules of nature: ...

    Origin 2

    From dunce + -ly.

    Adverb

    duncely

    1. In the manner of a dunce; as a dunce; in the way of scholastic philosophy.
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