- anticlimactic
- also anticlimactical adjective Date: 1898 of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax • anticlimactically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
anticlimactic
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anticlimactic — (adj.) also anti climactic, 1831; see ANTICLIMAX (Cf. anticlimax) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
anticlimactic — [an΄tiklī mak′tik] adj. of, having, or like an anticlimax anticlimactically adv … English World dictionary
anticlimactic — adjective Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing. After all the build up, the ending of the story was an anticlimactic letdown … Wiktionary
anticlimactic — anticlimax ► NOUN ▪ a disappointing end to an exciting series of events. DERIVATIVES anticlimactic adjective … English terms dictionary
anticlimactic — adjective 1. of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style • Syn: ↑anticlimactical • Pertains to noun: ↑anticlimax (for: ↑anticlimactical), ↑anticlimax • Derivationally rela … Useful english dictionary
anticlimactic — anticlimactically, adv. /an tee kluy mak tik, kleuh , an tuy /, adj. of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax. [1895 1900; ANTI + CLIMACTIC] * * * … Universalium
anticlimactic — adj. less than expected, disappointing, frustrating … English contemporary dictionary
anticlimactic — an·ti·cli·mac·tic … English syllables
anticlimactic — See: anticlimax … English dictionary
anticlimactical — adjective of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style • Syn: ↑anticlimactic • Pertains to noun: ↑anticlimax, ↑anticlimax (for: ↑anticlimactic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
