dunce
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
Origin of dunce
1Other words for dunce
Other words from dunce
- dun·ci·cal, duncish, adjective
- dunc·ish·ly, adverb
Words Nearby dunce
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How to use dunce in a sentence
Cooking rice on the stovetop can make you feel like a dunce in the kitchen.
Best rice cooker for perfect rice every time | Cemile Kavountzis | October 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis time, Super Duper Loser Kevin Dopart suggested perhaps a dunce cap, or a jester’s hat, with the title “Clowning Achievement.”
Style Conversational Week 1413: Our new not-so-big top -- the Clowning Achievement trophy | Pat Myers | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostBut such branding ostracizes that behavior, like the film should be forced to wear a dunce cap and publicly shamed in the corner.
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt Is the Everydude Superhero | Kevin Fallon | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe penalty for a miss is the same as in the sprint (dunce Lap).
Like the pursuit, there are four stops for shooting, but in lieu of a dunce Lap each miss adds a full minute to your total time.
If you miss you have to hit the 150m penalty loop, or as I like to call it, the dunce Lap.
There are two shooting stops, one prone, one standing, dunce Lap penalty for misses.
Pedantic, unimaginative and presumptuous, Theobald was the logical choice for a dunce King in 1728.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley CibberTyndale himself, who invented such beautiful words in his translations, was the first to use the word dunce.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillI'm afraid from this you'll guess that I must have been a dunce at school myself.
The Nicest Girl in the School | Angela BrazilTutors I could get by shoals, but a fellow-dunce is inestimable.'
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. YongeHe had no mercy on a fool or a dunce, and turned in disgust from those who loved trifles and lies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for dunce
/ (dʌns) /
a person who is stupid or slow to learn
Origin of dunce
1Derived forms of dunce
- duncelike, adjective
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