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An antic is a prank to the extreme. It’s outrageous, but it’s usually meant to be funny. When the senior class steals the principal’s car and manages to get it inside the gym, the antic may be condemned by the school, but everyone else probably thinks it’s hilarious.

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Old; antique.

Noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Verb
act as or like a clown

Adjective S.
ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

a.
Old; antique.

a.

a.
Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

n.
A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

n.
An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.

n.
A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

n.
A grotesque representation.

n.
An antimask.

v. t.
To make appear like a buffoon.

v. i.
To perform antics.

Antic

An"tic , a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo'94l.) "Lords of antic fame." Phaer. 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.

The antic postures of a merry-andrew.

The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape.

Antic

An"tic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. 2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.

Woven with antics and wild imagery.

3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.

And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.

4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.] 5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]

Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic.

Antic

An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked , Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.

Antic

An"tic, v. i. To perform antics.

Old; antique.

A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.

To make appear like a buffoon.

To perform antics.

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