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buffoonlike

adj

Etymology

From buffoon + -like.

  1. derived from buffone — “jester”
  2. borrowed from bouffon
  3. suffixed as buffoonlike — “buffoon + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a buffoon

    • Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.

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