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How to pronounce “clownish”
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Pronunciation guide for clownish
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of clownish with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dwan Reece: The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes
Then you also had characters like the clownish slave Jim Crow,
- Definition summary
- Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce clownish
Dwan Reece: The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

Then you also had characters like the clownish slave Jim Crow,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “clownish”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
- (now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
- (now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
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