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buffoonish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
buf-foon-ish
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a buffoon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English buffoon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English buffoonish From buffoon + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more buffoonish (comparative) most buffoonish (superlative)

Derived Forms

buffoonishly

Synonyms

clownish clownlike zany

Questions

What does buffoonish mean?
Characteristic of a buffoon.
Where does buffoonish come from?
Etymology tree English buffoon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English buffoonish From buffoon + -ish.

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