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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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