Difference between Humorous and Clownish

HUMOROUS vs CLOWNISH: ADJECTIVE

Moist; humid.
Prone to be moved by humor or caprice; whimsical; crotchety.
Characterized by or full of humor; exciting laughter; comical; diverting; funny: as, a humorous story or author.
Synonyms Facetious, jocose, witty, droll.

Abounding in clowns; dull; stupid; uncultured; unrefined: as, “a clownish neighbourhood,”
Pertaining to or characteristic of clowns or rustics; like a clown; rude; coarse; awkward; ungainly.

Facetious, Slapstick, Jocular, Comic, Uproarious, Mirthful, Zany, Droll, Wry, Amusing, Witty, Funny, Comical, Hilarious, Humourous

Pompous, Uncouth, Garish, Farcical, Flamboyant, Boorish, Outlandish, Oafish, Antic, Goofy, Comical, Humourous, Humorous, Zany, Buffoonish

Facetious, Slapstick, Jocular, Comic, Uproarious, Mirthful, Zany, Droll, Wry, Amusing, Witty, Funny, Comical, Hilarious, Humourous

Pompous, Uncouth, Garish, Farcical, Flamboyant, Boorish, Outlandish, Oafish, Antic, Goofy, Comical, Humourous, Humorous, Zany, Buffoonish

It was quite interesting and humorous as well.
This game tends to be polarizing and humorous!
Zombies can be humorous and drop dead funny.
And the situations are sometimes humorous as well.
Leonard does not find him humorous, but does find the fact that Sheldon thinks he is funny humorous.
Humorous songs, or songs containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs.
Humorous Interp: This is an individual category in which the selections are humorous in nature.
If the manuscript you are marketing is humorous, the query should be humorous.
The pips have humorous faces and there is a humorous saying or motto on every card.
The humorous speech contest showed we have a depth of witty and humorous toastmasters.

They play harmless tricks on friends and like to jest and act clownish.
Tudor English word for an idiot or an unsophisticated, clownish bumpkin.
At the opposite extreme to the tragic passion is clownish love.
He was immature, a little too clownish for his own good and liked to smoke reefer.
You divide the people into two hostile camps of clownish boors and emasculated dwarfs.
CEO and the bit clownish in a jacket of such petite proportions.
Pick the wrong colour and you risk looking ruddy, or worse, clownish.
To have a downcast, clownish look, gait, or manner.
Even Dresden civilians smirk at his clownish garb.
The crooked scrolls of many a clownish hand.