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anticlimactic

[ an-tee-klahy-mak-tik, -kluh-, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti klaɪˈmæk tɪk, -klə-, ˌæn taɪ- /

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adjective

of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.

Origin of anticlimactic

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti + climactic

OTHER WORDS FROM anticlimactic

an·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby anticlimactic

anticipatory, anticipatory assimilation, anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise

Example sentences from the Web for anticlimactic

And the report is anticlimactic in political terms because the damage has been done.

Christie, Not Quite Dead Yet |Michael Tomasky |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Politically, this new report “clearing” Chris Christie is anticlimactic and largely irrelevant.

Christie, Not Quite Dead Yet |Michael Tomasky |March 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It would be disappointing and anticlimactic in the extreme if they broker a deal at this meeting they're having tonight at 6:00.

The Nuclear Senate |Michael Tomasky |July 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The song was an anticlimactic ending to a shareholder meeting that had initially promised fireworks.

Jamie Dimon to Shareholders: Suck It |Daniel Gross |May 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The rest of the debate was only anticlimactic by comparison.

Paul Begala: Newt Rampages, Romney Folds in South Carolina Debate |Paul Begala |January 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And all the journey back to Darth was as anticlimactic as that.

The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster