adverb
- in a manner that is playfully silly, absurd, or clownish; in the style of an antic
Usage: informal; often used to describe behavior or performance that is deliberately humorous or exaggerated
Examples
- The comedian moved anticly across the stage, exaggerating every gesture.
- He anticly pretended to be a robot, making jerky movements that made everyone laugh.
- She spoke anticly, using a funny voice and silly expressions.
- The actor anticly stumbled and fell, but it was all part of the performance.
- The children anticly imitated their teacher's mannerisms during the talent show.