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Meanings of clownish in English

Like a clown.

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        Usage of clownish in English
        1
        Trump's actions, in other words, should be considered before his sometimes-clownish words.
        The Guardian
        2
        The men were mere clowns, but the exhibition was anything but clownish.
        Despair's Last Journey
        3
        Someone who struck him as strange, out of place, funny, even clownish?
        IT
        4
        I learnt that my cousin had grown up ignorant, self-willed, and clownish.
        Tales of a Traveller
        5
        All other men are of use; he alone is clownish like a peasant.
        The God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in Religion
        6
        After a climax of the clownish mood we return to the Intermezzo melodies.
        Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
        7
        To the spectators it was just another clownish act, and they laughed uproariously.
        The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
        8
        Toryism of a stolid clownish type still held the thrones of collegiate power.
        The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) / 1809-1859
        9
        In his clumsy, clownish way he was making advances to her.
        Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
        10
        Martin's tall shoulders slumped as he sulked, and his long feet seemed clownish.
        Austenland
        11
        Still more could she have beaten Hubert for his clownish and hurried departure.
        Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I
        12
        His attitude was easy and bold, but neither clownish nor uncourtly.
        Waverley Novels — Volume 12
        13
        What if she looked as clownish and painted as they did?
        Starstruck
        14
        She who was so lovely, must be conscious of his rude, clownish appearance.
        He Fell in Love with His Wife
        15
        It was a pretty clownish piece of goalkeeping, incompetence on a grand scale.
        The Guardian
        16
        A clownish smile spread his lips in a large nerveless arc.
        IT
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