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antic

('/&/nt/I/k )

adjective (a)

Old; antique.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement(noun.act)

Synonym:
caper, joke, prank, put-on, trick

source: wordnet30
A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

ludicrously odd(adj.all)

Example:
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition.

Synonym:
fantastic, fantastical, grotesque

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

act as or like a clown(verb.body)

Synonym:
clown, clown around

source: wordnet30
To make appear like a buffoon.(verb)

source: webster1913
To perform antics.(verb)

source: webster1913

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