Buffoonlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a buffoon

    "Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte."

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"Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte."

Etymology

From buffoon + -like.

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