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Antic
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- 1 Playful, funny, absurd.
"My men like Satyres grazing on the lawnes, Shall with their Goate feete daunce an antick hay,"
- 2 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."
- 3 Grotesque, bizarre archaic
"Fetch me my Rapier Boy, what dares the ſlaue / Come hither, couer'd with an antique face, / To fleere and ſcorne at our Solemnitie?"
- 4 Obsolete form of antique. alt-of, obsolete
- 1 ludicrously odd wordnet
- 1 A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle. obsolete
- 2 A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
- 3 a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement wordnet
- 4 A caricature.
- 5 A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper. in-plural, often
"I'm fed up with your constant antics in class. Please behave yourself!"
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- 6 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"
- 1 To perform antics, to caper. intransitive
"Jerry no more than cocked a contemptuous quizzical eye at the mainsail anticking above him. He knew already the empty windiness of its threats, but he was careful of the mainsheet blocks, and walked around the traveller instead of over it."
- 2 act as or like a clown wordnet
- 3 To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous. obsolete
"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."
- 4 To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. rare, transitive
"She unfastened her dress, her arms arched thin and high, her shadow anticking her movements."
Etymology
Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also Italian grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.
Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also Italian grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.
Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also Italian grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.
From anticipation.
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