— duncical, duncish , adj. — duncishly , adv.
/duns/ , n.
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
[ 1520-30; after John DUNS SCOTUS, whose writings were attacked by the humanists as foolish ]
Syn . dullard, numbskull, blockhead, ignoramus, simpleton, nincompoop, ninny.