CLOWNISH

buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany

(adjective) like a clown; “a buffoonish walk”; “a clownish face”; “a zany sense of humor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

clownish (comparative more clownish, superlative most clownish)

Like a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.

(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.

Source: Wiktionary

Clown"ish, a.

Definition: Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward. "Clownish hands." Spenser. "Clownish mimic." Prior.

– Clown"ish*ly, adv.

Syn.

– Coarse; rough; clumsy; awkward; ungainly; rude; uncivil; ill- bred; boorish; rustic; untutored.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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