Clownish

//ˈklaʊnɪʃ//

Synonyms for "clownish" (54 found)

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Translations

11 translations across 5 languages.

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French

1 entries
  • clownesque adj (resembling a clown)

Italian

4 entries
  • buffonesco adj (resembling a clown)
  • claunesco adj (resembling a clown)
  • clownesco adj (resembling a clown)
  • giullaresco adj (resembling a clown)

Polish

2 entries
  • błazeński adj (resembling a clown)
  • błaznowaty adj (resembling a clown)

Spanish

2 entries
  • bufonesco adj (resembling a clown)
  • payasesco adj (resembling a clown)

Swedish

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  • pajasaktig adj (resembling a clown)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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I am not amused by your clownish antics.

Source: tatoeba (6116141)

Your clownish antics do not amuse me.

Source: tatoeba (6116142)

The education that we give makes the boys a little less clownish in their manners, and more intelligent when spoken to by strangers.

Source: tatoeba (10998522)

Even worse, the zombies' clownish makeup, with a stark white base and black shoe polish around the eyes, looks amateurish.

Source: wiktionary

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