clownish

clown·ish

adj \ˈklau̇-nish\

Definition of CLOWNISH

: resembling or befitting a clown (as in ignorance and lack of sophistication)

— clown·ish·ly adverb

— clown·ish·ness noun

Examples of CLOWNISH

1. <the clownish antics of some of the teenagers at the wedding reception>

First Known Use of CLOWNISH

1563

Related to CLOWNISH

Synonyms: boorish, churlish, classless, cloddish, loutish, uncouth

Related Words: coarse, ill-bred, uncultivated, unpolished, unrefined, unsophisticated; tasteless, vulgar; beastly, bestial; doltish, oafish, stupid; discourteous, impolite, mannerless, misleared [chiefly Scottish], rude, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly; awkward, ungainly

Near Antonyms: couth, cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated, well-bred; classy, courtly, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike; civil, courteous, polite

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See Synonym Discussion at boorish

Rhymes with CLOWNISH

brownish