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English
Etymology
From buffoon + -like.
Adjective
buffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)
- Resembling a buffoon
2009 January 2, Wendy Moonan, “Nautical Pack Rat and Sea Dog in Chief”, in New York Times:Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.
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