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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæn.tɪk/Part of speech verb, noun, adjectiveSorted acintStarts with AEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. act as or like a clown

Word origin

Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also Italian grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.

Used in a sentence

  • My men like Satyres grazing on the lawnes, Shall with their Goate feete daunce an antick hay,
  • The amusement park environment of seaside resorts such as Venice and the antic eclecticism of Greene & Greene's pre-Craftsman work all preceded the establishment of the movie colony in Hollywood.
  • Fetch me my Rapier Boy, what dares the ſlaue / Come hither, couer'd with an antique face, / To fleere and ſcorne at our Solemnitie?

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