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clownlike

clownlike adjective: resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.

Adjective

clownlike (comparative more clownlike, superlative most clownlike)

  1. Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
    • Her clownlike makeup repelled potential suitors.

Forms of clownlike

comparativemore clownlike
superlativemost clownlike

Origin of clownlike

From clown + -like.

Questions about clownlike

What does clownlike mean?
Clownlike means resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
What part of speech is clownlike?
Clownlike is an adjective.

Words near clownlike in the dictionary

  1. clownishly
  2. clownishness
  3. clownishnesses
  4. clownism
  5. clownless
  6. clownlike
  7. clownly
  8. clownness
  9. clownology
  10. clownophobia
  11. clowns

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