clownish

2 definitions found

clownish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clownish \Clown"ish\, a.
     Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown;
     ungainly; awkward. "Clownish hands." --Spenser. "Clownish
     mimic." --Prior. -- Clown"ish*ly, adv.
  
     Syn: Coarse; rough; clumsy; awkward; ungainly; rude; uncivil;
          ill-bred; boorish; rustic; untutored.
          [1913 Webster]

clownish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clownish
      adj 1: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a
             zany sense of humor" [syn: buffoonish, clownish,
             clownlike, zany]