duncish

Other forms of duncish

comparative

duncisher·

superlative

duncishest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about duncish

What does duncish mean?

duncish means "(used informally) stupid".

How many syllables are in duncish?

duncish has 2 syllables: dun-cish. The stress falls on "dun".

What is another word for duncish?

Close synonyms include blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, fatheaded, loggerheaded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is duncish a common word?

duncish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.