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an·tic

(ăn′tĭk)
n.
1. A foolish or ludicrous act; a caper: The students' antics got them into trouble.
2. Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
adj. Archaic
Ludicrously odd; bizarre.
[From Italian antico, ancient (used of grotesque designs on some ancient Roman artifacts), from Latin antīquus, former, old; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]
an′ti·cal·ly adv.
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antically

(ˈæntɪkəlɪ) or

anticly

adv
in a ludicrous or grotesque manner
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