antic
Usually antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
Archaic.
an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation.
a buffoon; clown.
Obsolete.
a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude.
a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle.
ludicrous; funny.
fantastic; odd; grotesque: an antic disposition.
Obsolete. to perform antics; caper.
Origin of antic
1Other words from antic
- an·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with antic
- antic , antique
Words Nearby antic
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How to use antic in a sentence
Moreover, the increase in favor of conviction might suggest that at least some Republicans, having watched the last month of the former president’s antics as well as the fights over Reps.
Senate Republicans take note: The public is moving in favor of conviction | Jennifer Rubin | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostSome Republicans also argued that Greene’s antics should be dealt with by the Ethics Committee.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and her crock-of-bile tears | Karen Tumulty | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThese walkie talkies double as flashlights for nighttime antics or emergency situations.
Receive and transmit clear messages with these reliable walkie-talkies | PopSci Commerce Team | January 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe show is unexpectedly, wonderfully weird and seemingly designed to appeal to the very people who have written off superhero antics as low-brow entertainment.
Wandavision Offers Hope That Originality Can Survive the Era of the Ever-Expanding Franchise | Eliana Dockterman | January 16, 2021 | TimeIt doesn’t always know what to do with some of its supporting characters, who are too often just literal messengers for Dash and Lily’s antics.
One Good Thing: Netflix’s Dash & Lily is a sweet TV rom-com with a Christmas twist | Emily VanDerWerff | November 20, 2020 | Vox
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.
Olympics Opening-Ceremonies Review: Hats Off, Danny Boy | Simon Schama | July 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has been left to Michael Moore, in his usual antic, flawed way, to enact a theatrical liberal insurgency.
The novel has the antic pace and madcap humor of a Hollywood-ready screenplay— Meet the Parents meets Garden State or something.
At British festivals our predecessors used to antic in the guise of a bull, and the bull-headed actor was entitled “The Broad”.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyIf a discovery in science is announced, he will execute you an antic upon it before it gets fairly cold.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod GrileI gritted my teeth at him, danced up and down, screaming an incoherent mockery and making antic faces.
Before Adam | Jack LondonNor need one necessarily play an absurd antic to be natural.
Hints to Pilgrims | Charles Stephen BrooksHer laugh, at some clumsy antic of Leonidas or some word of mine, rang again and again through the solitude of our hiding place.
I Walked in Arden | Jack Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for antic
/ (ˈæntɪk) /
archaic an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
archaic fantastic; grotesque
Origin of antic
1- See also antics
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