antic

About 0.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Playful, funny, absurd.
2. adjective Grotesque, incongruous.
3. adjective Grotesque, bizarre
4. adjective Obsolete form of antique.
5. noun A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
6. noun A caricature.
7. noun A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

   I'm fed up with your constant antics in class. Please behave yourself!

8. noun A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Similar words

joke prank caper clown around trick grotesque strange fantastical clown fantastic

Often followed by

hay disposition and gestures of tricks behavior meet summary

Word family

antically antics