Clownish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clownish
       adj : like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a
             zany sense of humor" [syn: {buffoonish}, {clowlike}, {zany}]