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Clownish

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clown  (kloun)
n.
1.
a. A buffoon or jester who entertains by jokes, antics, and tricks in a circus, play, or other presentation.
b. One who jokes and plays tricks.
2. A coarse, rude, vulgar person; a boor.
3. A peasant; a rustic.
intr.v. clowned, clown·ing, clowns
1. To behave like a buffoon or jester.
2. To perform as a buffoon or jester.
[Of Scandinavian origin (akin to Icelandic klunni, clumsy person) or of Low German origin.]
clownish adj.
clownish·ly adv.
clownish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Clownishclownish - like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
buffoonish, clownlike, zany
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"


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``Yea, but,'' answered the Disinherited Knight, thou hast ever kept me in anxiety lest thy clownish bearing should discover thee.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
The goatherd's tale gave great satisfaction to all the hearers, and the canon especially enjoyed it, for he had remarked with particular attention the manner in which it had been told, which was as unlike the manner of a clownish goatherd as it was like that of a polished city wit; and he observed that the curate had been quite right in saying that the woods bred men of learning.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
At the beginning of the feast a tall, clownish young man knelt before the Queen of the Fairies asking as a boon that to him might be given the first adventure that might befall.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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