"buffoonlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more buffoonlike [comparative], most buffoonlike [superlative]
Etymology: buffoon + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buffoon|like}} buffoon + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} buffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)
  1. Resembling a buffoon Synonyms: buffoonish, buffoon-like Translations (resembling a buffon): scurrilis (Latin), bufonesco (Spanish), truhanesco (Spanish), escurril (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-buffoonlike-en-adj-AszNm4bc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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