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CLOWNISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clownish mean?
• CLOWNISH (adjective)
The adjective CLOWNISH has 1 sense:
1. like a clown
Familiarity information: CLOWNISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like a clown
Synonyms:
buffoonish; clownish; clownlike; zany
Context example:
a zany sense of humor
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Context examples
I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
If I had, I could have wept sentimental tears to-night, and the clownish antics of that precious pair would have but enhanced the beauty of their voices and the beauty of the accompanying orchestra.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Emma felt the bad taste of her friend, but let it pass with a very true; and it would be a small consolation to her, for the clownish manner which might be offending her every hour of the day, to know that her husband could write a good letter.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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