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
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
He captures the sly intellect of Yankovic's style through a seriously committed performance that edges towards buffoonish sweetness when it needs to, which only sells the surreality of "Weird" more effectively.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2022
Johnson cultivated a buffoonish public image, but he has had a serious impact on his country.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
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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