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Buffoonish

adjective
1.
Like a clown.  Synonyms: clownish, clownlike, zany.  "A clownish face" , "A zany sense of humor"






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"Buffoonish" Quotes from Famous Books



... peace and respectability of Mr. Pierce's family. And here Mr. Smooth is happy beyond his power of expression to state, that after a very few unmeaning explanations, the gentlemen Councillors bowed politely to each other, laughed with buffoonish good-nature, nor seemed a whit less than the very best of friends. 'If General—will proceed with his argument!' said the Umpire, gravely, by way of what writers call parenthesis. 'Then, to the point of this case: now, ye see, the law on our side of the ...
— The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth • Timothy Templeton



Words linked to "Buffoonish" :   clownlike, zany, clownish, humorous, humourous



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