buffoonish
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” buffoonish actors play “the pedant, the braggart, the hedge priest, the fool, and the boy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
And, to make it more complex, he is, in fact, buffoonish.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
Being trapped in a cubicle and forced to deal with a buffoonish boss resonates with the junior high crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
In casual overalls, Kingsman is wry and off-handed even when buffoonish.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Its buffoonish hooey and end-of-the-pier music may have amused its creative team and some critics, but with the benefit of hindsight its timing seems tasteless and incomprehensible.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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