Found 2 items, similar to Antic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: antic antic adj : ludicrously odd; “Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”; “fantastic Halloween costumes”; “a grotesque reflection in the mirror” [syn: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque] antic v : act as or like a clown [syn: clown, clown around] antic n : a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Antic Antic \An"tic\ ([a^]n"t[i^]k), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.] 1. Old; antique. (Zo["o]l.) “Lords of antic fame.” --Phaer. [1913 Webster] 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. [1913 Webster] The antic postures of a merry-andrew. --Addison. [1913 Webster] The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Antic \An"tic\, n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. [1913 Webster] 2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. [1913 Webster] Woven with antics and wild imagery. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. [1913 Webster] And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. --Ford. [1913 Webster] Antic \An"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked, Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Antic \An"tic\, v. i. To perform antics. [1913 Webster]