clownish
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈklaʊnɪʃ/
:
payaso
- But Victoria was through philosophizing and in a clownish mood again.
This is the most clownish lawsuit argument I could ever potentially imagine.
- This is the most clownish lawsuit argument I could ever potentially imagine.
- John McCain, like he ended up having it would have been after a term, but she was clownish.
- Menacing and clownish at the same time.
- He's just he's literally he's like a clownish.
- So it was a terrible disappointment for them to look at this monkey like tiny clownish figure.
Examples
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Ellen felt a sudden great affection for this harmless, clownish man who had been her accomplice.
Fiction book (1991) -
When a child exhibits clownish behavior or makes a funny remark, the child is most likely reprimanded by the teacher.
Academic text (1991) -
Her expression was clownish in its sadness.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is the most clownish lawsuit argument I could ever potentially imagine.
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Her chubby, clownish face might have pleased Fellini.
Fiction book (1995) -
You don't have to be an animal lover to be charmed by their clownish faces, their waddling walk, and their chubby-dumpling bodies.
Blog text (8) -
Andy usually wore bright, clashing colors that gave him a slightly clownish appearance.
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Even at this ungodly hour, Rossi wore a clownish, lopsided grin.
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Some hospitals even have 'humor carts' with such things as clownish noses, silly glasses, and wind-up toys.
Synonyms
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3.5
Silly in a funny, slightly foolish way
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7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
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4.2
Very exaggerated and silly like a cartoon
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8.5
A situation that is very silly and unlikely, like a comic play
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4.6
Showing bright colors, simple shapes, and big, funny actions to look playful
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8.2
Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way
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8.3
Silly and exaggerated in a way that looks like a clown
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8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
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7.9
Funny in a silly physical way like clumsy falls and loud actions
Silly and playful in appearance or behaviour
Acting silly and playful in a slightly strange but friendly way
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clownish comes from clown, a word that came to mean a funny, often clumsy performer, and the ending -ish, which means 'like' or 'having the quality of'. So, to be clownish is to act 'like a clown' — silly, foolish, or comical.