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an·tic (an′tik)

adjective

  1. Archaic fantastic and queer; grotesque
    also antick an′·tick
  2. odd and funny; ludicrous

Etymology: It antico < L antiquus: see antique

noun

  1. a playful, silly, or ludicrous act, trick, etc.; prank; caper
  2. Archaic a clown or buffoon

intransitive verb anticked -·ticked, anticking -·tick·ing

to perform antics; caper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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