Sekirov Dictionary

antic

/ˈæn.tɪk/

noun 5
adjective 3
verb 3
forms 5

noun5

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[in the plural] A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
- I'm fed up with your constant antics in class. Please behave yourself!
•
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
- The Grave-maker, like the professional fools and Falstaff, and like Hamlet himself, is an antic, a grotesque, one who demonstrates to men how foolish and — 1978
A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
A caricature.
(no longer used) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

adjective3

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Playful, funny, absurd.
- My men like Satyres grazing on the lawnes, Shall with their Goate feete daunce an antick hay, — 1594
•
Grotesque, incongruous.
- The amusement park environment of seaside resorts such as Venice and the antic eclecticism of Greene & Greene's pre-Craftsman work all preceded the establishment of the movie colony in Hollywood. — 2004
•
Grotesque, bizarre
- Fetch me my Rapier Boy, what dares the slaue / Come hither, couer'd with an antique face, / To fleere and scorne at our Solemnitie? — 1591

verb3

To perform antics, to caper.
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(rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
- She unfastened her dress, her arms arched thin and high, her shadow anticking her movements. — 1931
•
(no longer used) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
- Gentle lords, let's part; / You see we have burnt our cheeks: strong Enobarb / Is weaker than the wine; and mine own tongue / Splits what it speaks: the wild disguise hath almost / Antick'd us all. — 1606

forms

anticked · anticking · antics · more antic · most antic

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