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Buffoonish

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adj. Characteristic of a buffoon

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Like a buffoon; consisting in buffoonery.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. like a clown

Word Usage

"Rolling Stone interview where Obama, Biden, various officials, and others were basically described as buffoonish louts, leading the country to defeat in Afghanistan, is a case all its own."

Equivalent

humourous humorous

Antonym

dignified

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

clownish buffoon antic

Same Context

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