The word 'clownish' is a valid and commonly used term in written English.
It refers to someone or something that resembles or is characteristic of a clown, often in a negative or exaggerated way. It can also be used to describe behavior that is comically absurd or lacking in intelligence or seriousness. Example: "The CEO's clownish antics during the meeting only served to further damage his already struggling reputation."
Faint opens the service with a clownish poem, praising the gift of laughter.
No wonder the financial markets were spooked.In the 13 months since the clownish Mr Berlusconi was ousted, Mr Monti has brought calm, some significant reform and a lot more dignity to his country.
But democracy is based on consensus, and it was a mistake for you to portray as "clowns" the two other political leaders who got most support.Silvio Berlusconi and Beppe Grillo may be clownish figures, but no more so than the clownish European Union leaders holding often useless meetings in Brussels to try to tackle the euro-zone crisis.
Mr Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister, has become a clownish regent for her dynasty, dismaying a party that sees itself as Pakistan's most liberal and democratic.
Clownish though he is, Mr Bossi has acute political antennae.In this section Ever closer union, 40 years on Bossi boots up Hope, and danger, for ethnic Albanians Sound nepotism Sops for Russia Games without frontiers Bismarck's steed ReprintsLast Sunday, he announced that "the Padanian table will have four legs".
The words "little Billy Tauzin" appear on screen in colourful, clownish lettering.As everyone in Louisiana's swampy third congressional district knows, Billy Tauzin III is the 30-year-old son of Congressman Billy Tauzin junior, the former House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, who is now retiring.
Yet the country's first response seemed clownish.
The clear front-runner is the incumbent, Sitaram Kesri a portly, smiling bachelor of 78, whose age and clownish appearance belie his guile and backroom skills.
"Weak, deceitful, clownish, boorish, squabbling, thuggish and corrupt" could just as easily be used to characterise Berlusconi, Chirac, Kohl, Le Pen, Schröder and scores of their pals.
Months of training are concentrated on one or two minutes of supreme effort for gold, silver or bronze.Contrast this familiar image with the smiley face, clownish clothes and impish gestures of Henrik Harlaut, a Swedish contestant in men's slopestyle skiing, an Olympic event making its debut at the current winter games in Sochi.
Besides United Russia, which could secure 70% of the vote, these include the toothless Communist Party (which may get 12%) and the Liberal Democratic Party, a clownish far-right party set up in the late 1980s with the help of the KGB.
