antic
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈæn.tɪk/
:
grotesco
- The clown's antic behavior made the children laugh uncontrollably.
- antic disposition
- antic comedy
- antic dance
Warm saprophyte, its Halo vest notch something's antic mass.
- Warm saprophyte, its Halo vest notch something's antic mass.
Examples
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The screwball comedy of the 30s was genially antic even when it turned a dubious eye on national failings.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, thinking back, I am sure I was imagining it, or that she was looking because we were two antic girls, two girls with bright cheeks and uneven gestures, posing in the street.
Fiction book (1995) -
I look forward to having your antic sense of humor in the partner suite, Lockwood.
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The voices that had wakened me, bright and antic, were radio voices.
Fiction book (1996) -
But he eyed her as if distrusting her antic mood.
Fiction book (2000) -
Pinocchio must rank as the first masterpiece in this antic style of dual entertainment.
Academic text (2000) -
The clowns looked as though they were molded out of hard candy, and Rick could almost taste their antic faces.
Fiction book (1999) -
His current hairdo—two dozen spiky dreads—makes him look at once gentle and antic, like the Brother from Another Planet.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rimas Tuminas's Russian staging, by contrast, is antic—sometimes lunatically so—and some of its choices are baffling.
Blog text (19) -
His antic antics during the serious meeting surprised everyone.
Synonyms
740
2.0
Causing a strange feeling in your body
406
5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
75
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
63
2.7
Very strange and like a dream or story, not real
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8.0
Very strange and like something made up in dreams or stories
Strange and sometimes a little shocking
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Etymology
Antic comes from the same Italian word antico, which means 'ancient' or 'old-fashioned'. Because old masks and costumes looked odd and playful, antic came to mean strangely funny or bizarre.