buffoonlike

English

Alternative forms

buffoon-like

Etymology

buffoon +‎ -like

Adjective

buffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)

Resembling a buffoon
- 2009 January 2, Wendy Moonan, “Nautical Pack Rat and Sea Dog in Chief”, in New York Times‎:
  Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.

Synonyms

buffoonish

Translations

resembling a buffon

Latin: scurrilis
Spanish: bufonesco, truhanesco, escurril

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