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adj
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adj
Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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adjective satellite
like a clown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: buffoonish, clownlike, zany
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English clown Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English clownish From clown + -ish.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
