adv. arch. or Obs. [f. ANTIC a. + -LY2.] In an antic manner, grotesquely.

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1556.  in Macm. Mag., XLV. 452/1. Twelve minstrels antickly disguised.

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1599.  Shaks., Much Ado, V. i. 96. Go antiquely, and show outward hideousnesse.

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1671.  Lond. Gaz., dxxxv/2. Frocks antickly composed of White and Red pieces of Cloth.

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