buffoonish

/bəˈfunɪʃ/ adj

Characteristic of a buffoon.

Word Origin Buffoon comes from Italian buffone, a clown who puffs out his cheeks — from Late Latin buffare 'to puff.' So a buffoon is literally a 'puffer,' someone who makes silly faces. Buffoonish describes that clownish behavior. The word buffoonery is the act of being a buffoon.

adj Characteristic of a buffoon.

His buffoonish behavior embarrassed everyone at the formal dinner.

(形容词) 滑稽可笑的;小丑般的;荒唐可笑的

他小丑般的行为让正式晚宴上的每个人都感到尴尬。

(adjetivo) bufonesco; payasesco; chabacano [Característico de un bufón.]

Su comportamiento bufonesco avergonzó a todos en la cena formal.

(adjectif) bouffon; clownesque; grotesque; pitresque [Qui tient du bouffon, qui est ridicule ou grotesque comme un bouffon.]

Son comportement de bouffon a gêné tout le monde lors du dîner formel.

(Adjektiv) possierlich; albern; clownesk; lächerlich [sich wie ein Possenreißer verhaltend; durch albernes oder lächerliches Benehmen gekennzeichnet]

Sein **buffoonish**es Verhalten brachte alle beim formellen Dinner in Verlegenheit.

(形容詞) 道化師に特徴的な。滑稽な、ばかばかしい振る舞いの。

彼の道化のような振る舞いは、正式な夕食会で皆を恥ずかしがらせた。

(adjetivo) bufão; palhaço; burlão; palhaçado [Característico de um bufão; próprio de palhaço.]

O comportamento bufão dele constrangeu todos no jantar formal.

Word parts: buffoon + ish

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