Meanings
adjectivebuffoonish (comparative more buffoonish, superlative most buffoonish)
comparative more buffoonish · superlative most buffoonish
- Characteristic of a buffoon.
Sisi once joked that he was a spy, drawing laughter from the rest because Segun with his habitual look of buffoonish imbecility, his mouth constantly hanging open, hands flailing, does not look smart enough to be a spy.
2009, Chika Unigwe, On Black Sisters’ Street, Vintage (2010), pages 107-108
Synonyms & antonyms
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buffoonish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffoonish
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“buffoonish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffoonish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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