buffoonlike

English

Alternative forms

• buffoon-like

Etymology

From buffoon +‎ -like.

Adjective

buffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)

1. 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