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Define the word clownish

"Clownish" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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]

"clownish" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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