clownly

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adjective

Of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike.

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Meanings

adjectiveclownly (comparative more clownly, superlative most clownly)

comparative more clownly · superlative most clownly

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike.

    The ethnographic circumstances of North American clownly behavior need not be repeated here.

    1977, Edward Norbeck, Claire R. Farrer, Proceedings of the American Ethnological Society

Origin

From clown + -ly.

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clownly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownly

MLA

“clownly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clownly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownly.

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