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Clownish in a sentence

Clownish meaning

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
  2. Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
  3. Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.

Synonyms of Clownish

buffoonish clownlike zany humorous humourous

Related words

Other words often associated with Clownish or its synonyms:

amusing bantering mirthful comical laughable comic facetious risible funny buffoon whacky sappy

Using Clownish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous. | Pertaining to peasants; rustic. | Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
  • Useful related words include: buffoonish, clownlike, zany, humorous.
  • In the example corpus, clownish often appears in combinations such as: the clownish.

Context around Clownish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

something 1×

Often after:

wig 1× obama 1× expressions 1× cartoonish 1× intervention 1× best 1× gobbos 1× stock 1×

Sentence patterns with Clownish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ashy or clownish 1× by a clownish wig granted 1× cut the clownish gobbos citation 1× face into clownish expressions or 1× first a clownish intervention in 1× happy and clownish when it 1× looks his clownish best 1× maccius a clownish stock character 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

first a clownish 1× granville cut the 1× his acting talent 1× our last image 1× perhaps we should 1× that was something 1×

Common sentence endings:

a banquet scene 1× ashy or clownish 1× dynamo of energy 1× elect donald trump 1× fun about him 1× harrelson at all 1×

Words around Clownish

Just before it in the word index:

clowning 30 clownhunter 5 clownfish 10 clowney 89 clownery 3 clowned 5

Just after it in the word index:

clownlike 4 clowns 171 cloyd 4 cloyes 2 cloying 26 cloyingly 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Clownish

  • In this selection, "clownish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, something, wig, obama and expressions stand out and add context to how "clownish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ashy or clownish and by a clownish wig granted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clownish" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clownish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That was something clownish, cartoonish, fun about him. (8 words)

First, a clownish intervention in the last days of a presidential election that might have helped elect Donald Trump. (19 words)

Whether she’s contorting her face into clownish expressions or fracturing bad guys’ limbs, Robbie is a dynamo of energy. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Our last image – the lasting image – of Woody Harrelson as psychopath Cletus Kasady in was dominated by a clownish wig. Granted, Kletus is meant to have crazy red hair, but it didn’t fit Harrelson at all. (37 words)

His acting talent was eventually discovered; and he adopted the names "Maccius" (a clownish stock-character in popular farces) and "Plautus" (a term meaning either "flat-footed" or "flat-eared," like the ears of a hound). (36 words)

Granville cut the clownish Gobbos citation in line with neoclassical decorum ; he added a jail scene between Shylock and Antonio, and a more extended scene of toasting at a banquet scene. (31 words)

Exclamation examples

Then there was the clownish Obama Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, now a professor at Harvard (of course! (21 words)

Example sentences (10)

Our last image – the lasting image – of Woody Harrelson as psychopath Cletus Kasady in was dominated by a clownish wig. Granted, Kletus is meant to have crazy red hair, but it didn’t fit Harrelson at all.

Then there was the clownish Obama Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, now a professor at Harvard (of course!

Whether she’s contorting her face into clownish expressions or fracturing bad guys’ limbs, Robbie is a dynamo of energy.

That was something clownish, cartoonish, fun about him.

First, a clownish intervention in the last days of a presidential election that might have helped elect Donald Trump.

Perhaps we should start a crowd share (or is that clown share) for some colourful clothes and over sized shoes so Doug looks his clownish-best.

While we love our delicate pinks, greens, and purples, applying too much or too little of them could make you look ashy or clownish.

Granville cut the clownish Gobbos citation in line with neoclassical decorum ; he added a jail scene between Shylock and Antonio, and a more extended scene of toasting at a banquet scene.

His acting talent was eventually discovered; and he adopted the names "Maccius" (a clownish stock-character in popular farces) and "Plautus" (a term meaning either "flat-footed" or "flat-eared," like the ears of a hound).

The temperament of the typical Afghan Hound can be aloof and dignified, but happy and clownish when it's playing.

Common combinations with clownish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clownish" in a sentence?
An example: "Our last image – the lasting image – of Woody Harrelson as psychopath Cletus Kasady in was dominated by a clownish wig. Granted, Kletus is meant to have crazy red hair, but it didn’t fit Harrelson at all." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "clownish" from authentic English texts.
What does "clownish" mean?
Clownish means: Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
What are synonyms of "clownish"?
Common synonyms of "clownish" include: buffoonish, clownlike, zany, humorous, humourous.
How many example sentences with "clownish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "clownish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.