Como se dice "funny looking"

Question

How does one convey the idea of "funny looking" in Spanish? example- The clown was funny looking.

Bienvenido amiga , y buena suerte. - ray76, Apr 24, 2014

Answer 1

All good.

Also, "Se veía raro/gracioso" depending of context.

;-D

Answer 2

se ve cómico, gracioso

una apariencia chistosa, graciosa, cómica

(or past like your example) use: El payaso se veía (.......)

Yes, surely the clown looks funny rather than a odd. I hope, although it could be either, or indeed, both. - annierats, Apr 24, 2014

: ) - jphip, Apr 24, 2014

Se puede usar raro (for odd) tambien. Depends on what word you want to say and how you want to describe that crazy clown. There are a lot of words you could choose from. - jphip, Apr 24, 2014

Well, if clowns tend to creep you out, like they do me, you find them odd looking. Funny looking to me always means odd; I would use "comical" instead of "funny" if I really meant it in that sense. I suppose only the person asking the question would... - bosquederoble, Apr 24, 2014

..be able to clarify exactly what they meant. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 24, 2014

: ) - jphip, Apr 24, 2014

Answer 3

I feel like one answer might be:

** El clown estaba de aspecto gracioso**.

What do others think?

El payaso *tenía* aspecto gracioso. - chileno, Apr 24, 2014

tenía (past) or tiene (present) un aspecto gracioso. - jphip, Apr 24, 2014

Answer 4

If you mean funny looking as in odd looking, I would say:

El payaso tenía un aspecto muy raro.

The clown had a very odd appearance.

extraño would be an alternative for raro

apariencia might work for aspecto

Good answer mate - ray76, Apr 24, 2014