clownish

Meaning

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
  2. (archaic) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
  3. (archaic) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.

Synonyms

rustic
20k
ignorant
C1
rude
B1
awkward
B2
clumsy
C1
loutish
zany
47k
buffoonish
stupid
A1
boorish
40k
clownlike
farcical
ludicrous
C2
lumpish
lumpy
C2
maladroit
playful
C2
ridiculous
B1
risible
rough
B1
roughneck
rowdy
C2
silly
B1
slouch
32k
squirt
C2
tomfool
tumultuous
37k
unapt
uncultivated
ungainly
unhandy
unskillful
uproarious
vulgar
C1

heavy handed

unhewn
amusing
C1
skilless
bucolic
coarse
C2
curmudgeon
dabbling
41k
derisive
funny
A1
😄
gauche
36k
hick
C2
hilarious
C1
inapt
laughable
26k
lubberly
Translations

clownesque
rústico
rustique
närrisch
plump

γελοίος

bouffon
rustico
lomp

rustic

bufón
porro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklaʊnɪʃ/
Etymology

From clown + -ish.

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