Clownish
['klauniʃ]
Definition
(a.) Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Rustic, boorish, loutish, coarse, rough, awkward, clumsy, ungainly.[2]. Rude, impolite, uncivil, ill-bred, ill-mannered.
Edited by Gillian
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bustic, boorish, bucolic, Boeotian, awkward, clumsy, cloddish, untutored, rude
ANT:Polite, civil, urbane, affable, graceful, polished, refined, courtly,high-bred, intelligent, educated
Editor: Margie
Examples
- Had you been rustic, clownish, awkward, I should have been content. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A clownish, bearish John he is. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Margie