clownishly
English
Etymology
clownish + -ly
Adverb
clownishly (comparative more clownishly, superlative most clownishly)
- In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
- 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Chapter 3
- The swift December dusk had come tumbling clownishly after its dull day
- 1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Chapter 3