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In some senses, clownish is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
little, silly, worse
VERB + CLOWNISH
amused, defending
CLOWNISH + NOUN
antics, james, makeup, mcarthur, shoes
PREP.
in, on, with
adj
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.
Once again, City's defending was clownish. James McArthur drove into the area on the left and pulled a low cross towards the far post, where the horribly timid Gaël Clichy allowed Perch to bundle the ball past Costel Pantilimon.
Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Large were his limbes, and terrible his looke, / And in his clownish hand a sharp bore speare he shooke.
"He is very plain, undoubtedly—remarkably plain:—but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. 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. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
adjective — like a clown
Even worse, the zombies' clownish makeup, with a stark white base and black shoe polish around the eyes, looks amateurish.
WiktionaryOnce again, City's defending was clownish. James McArthur drove into the area on the left and pulled a low cross towards the far post, where the horribly timid Gaël Clichy allowed Perch to bundle the
WiktionaryIndeed, when in close quarters to Rooney, it must prove almost irresistible to stick a plastic moustache and silly clownish shoes on the potato-headed fool.
WiktionaryI am not amused by your clownish antics.
Tatoeba · #6116141Your clownish antics do not amuse me.
Tatoeba · #6116142The education that we give makes the boys a little less clownish in their manners, and more intelligent when spoken to by strangers.
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In some senses, clownish is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.