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Definition of Antic

1. Noun. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.

2. Verb. Act as or like a clown.

3. Adjective. Ludicrously odd. "A grotesque reflection in the mirror"

Definition of Antic

1. a. Old; antique.

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

3. v. t. To make appear like a buffoon.

4. v. i. To perform antics.

Definition of Antic

1. Adjective. (context: architecture arts) Grotesque, incongruous. ¹

2. Adjective. Grotesque, bizarre; absurd. ¹

3. Noun. (context: architecture arts obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle. ¹

4. Noun. A caricature. ¹

5. Noun. (context: often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour. ¹

6. Noun. A grotesque performer or clown. ¹

7. Noun. (context: animation from "anticipation") A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To perform antics. ¹

9. Verb. To make a fool of. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antic

1. to act in a clownish manner [v -TICKED, -TICKING, -TICS]

Medical Definition of Antic

1. 1. Old; antique. "Lords of antic fame." 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. "The antic postures of a merry-andrew." (Addison) "The Saxons . . . Worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape." (Fuller) Origin: The same word as antique; cf. It. Antico ancient. See Antique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antic

antibumping granule antibunched antibunching antibundling antibureaucracy antibureaucratic antiburgher antiburghers antiburglar antiburglary

antibuser antibusers antibusiness antibusing antibussing antic (current term) anticable anticaking anticaking agent anticaking agents

antical anticalculous antically anticancer anticancerous anticandida anticandidal anticapitalism anticapitalisms anticapitalist

Literary usage of Antic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History by David M. Damkaer (2002)
"In his youth, he also used the family name d'antic but prudently dropped this during and ... Graduating with honors in LOUIS-AUGUSTIN-GUILLAUME BOSG D'antic ..."

2. A Concordance to the English Poems of Thomas Gray by Albert Stanburrough Cook, Concordance Society (1908)
"With antic Sport[?], PP MS. 30. Sported. A gentler Lamb ne'er sported on the plain, ... With antic Sports, and blue-eyed Pleasures, oft in Pisa's sports, ..."

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