clownishness
- a word derived from clown.
Example Sentences
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His efforts to be a terrifying figure are routinely undercut by his clownishness.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025
The problem with evil clowns is that it’s the clownishness, not the evil, they soon shed.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
And in an instant, every drop of clownishness drained from his face, and he answered … ”My life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
Goals at the other end have declined, too, by about a third, but that’s a small price to pay if it lessens the embarrassing clownishness at the back.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2020
His ignorance and clownishness had prevented his mingling with the neighboring gentry.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
