n.;
Then write that I may follow, and so be
Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. t. To mimic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Your part is acted; give me leave at distance
To zany it. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Comical in a clownish or buffoonish manner; whimsically comical. [ PJC ]
n. State or character of a zany; buffoonery. Coleridge. H. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]