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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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buffoonery

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/bəˈfuːnəɹi/Used In Literature ↓

The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.

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Common Phrases

. buffoonerybuffoonery low
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Synonyms

frivolityprankharlequinadeclowning

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Related Words

anticsbuffoonrybuffoonismbuffoon

Poetry examples for “buffoonery”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

ThebyBen Jonson

here (after giving due praise to the sentleman above, for restoring Shakespeare's magic to its

fcenuine horror, out of that low buffoonery which former actors and managers of theatres had

Bung it into) I shall shew in what light Shakespeare's low education always appeared to

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