Clownish
/ˈklaʊnɪʃ/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
"Even worse, the zombies' clownish makeup, with a stark white base and black shoe polish around the eyes, looks amateurish."
- 2 Pertaining to peasants; rustic. archaic
- 3 Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse. archaic
"Large were his limbes, and terrible his looke, / And in his clownish hand a sharp bore speare he shooke."
Adjective
- 1 like a clown wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I am not amused by your clownish antics."
Etymology
From clown + -ish.