buffoonery
Frequently Asked Questions
- I teach sixth grade, so I’m used to having to deal with buffoonery on a daily basis.
- The play is full of the kind of physical comedy and buffoonery that fans of the Three Stooges will appreciate.
Example Sentences
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Scenes like that don’t strike fear in anyone; they just expose the buffoonery behind the bravura.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
His mixture of insult, ressentiment, and buffoonery is a work of genius.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025
The director Tina Landau, a longtime collaborator, embraces that buffoonery, almost to a fault.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024
“The notion that Cromitie was selected as a ‘leader’ by the co-defendants is inconceivable, given his well-documented buffoonery and ineptitude,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024
The wild and savage character of Caliban is also sunk into low and vulgar buffoonery.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
