antic
noun
- a playful trick or prank; caper.
- a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation.
- a buffoon; clown.
- a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude.
- a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle.
adjective
verb (used without object), an·ticked, an·tick·ing.
Origin of antic
Examples from the Web for antic
Contemporary Examples of antic
Berlusconi repeated the antic in the afternoon in the lower house of Parliament, this time to jeers from fellow politicians.
It was antic, manic, magical, and mischievous—and thoroughly British.
The novel has the antic pace and madcap humor of a Hollywood-ready screenplay— Meet the Parents meets Garden State or something.
Historical Examples of antic
"I recall one antic, just before you left us—" He broke off to meditate.
I spoke to her, and she complained about the antic behaviour of the land.
The Cruise of the SnarkJack London
A sample, a fair sample, of the antic tricks we cut up on the beach of Manatomana.
The Red OneJack London
"I'm paid for my body, not for my voice; so let my body play the antic," she muttered, angrily.
Sylvia & MichaelCompton Mackenzie
The situation seemed, in antic irony, to be reversing itself.
Satan SandersonHallie Erminie Rives