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So I do think that he’ll be inclined to make this a fairly calm and not circusy trial.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2019

The high-profile copyright trial against Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant got a bit more circusy on Wednesday — day two of the proceedings — according to a report from Rolling Stone.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2016

Between the enchanted horse scenes, a troupe of acrobats from Guinea appear to get the crowd pumped up in a more circusy way.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2014

In some ways, this production is more austere than the delightfully circusy one that evolved through the previous New York stagings by Greenberg and Frederick Renz.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2013

Yet he liked Mr. Preston, even at first sight, in spite of his "loud" attire, and the rather "circusy" manner in which he had entered the room.

From Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]