clownishly

English

Etymology

clownish +‎ -ly

Adverb

clownishly (comparative more clownishly, superlative most clownishly)

  1. 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
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