duncely

adj, adv — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From dunce + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Like, characteristic of, or pertaining to a dunce or dunces.

More widely, Pope caricatures in these chaotic manoeuvres aspects of duncely writing which contravene the rules of nature: [...]2002, Paul Baines, Alexander Pope - Page 141:

adv

Etymology From dunce + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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

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