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clownly

clownly adjective: of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike.

Adjective

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

Forms of clownly

comparativemore clownly
superlativemost clownly

Origin of clownly

From clown + -ly.

Questions about clownly

What does clownly mean?
Clownly means of, relating to, or befitting a clown; clownish; clownlike.
What part of speech is clownly?
Clownly is an adjective.

Words near clownly in the dictionary

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

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