anticlimactic

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

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

of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1895–1900; anti + climactic

Related formsan·ti·cli·mac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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An anti-climactic end is not the World Cup storyline that English fans anticipated.
England Eliminated From World Cup 2014: The ‘Years of Hurt’ Continue|Tim Teeman|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was an anti-climactic interlude in a trial that has had many moments of drama.
Whitey Bulger Refuses to Testify|T.J. English|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hogan says he thinks Carmageddon II will be as anti-climactic as the first.
Los Angeles Area Girds for Carmageddon II Freeway Closure|Christine Pelisek|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Despite the anti-climactic day, the appellate trial is now officially underway and as such, the clock is ticking.
Amanda Knox Appeal Trial Begins|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

It was so anti-climactic that Alma broke into an hysterical giggle, cut short by a sob.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908|Lucy Maud Montgomery

adj.

also anti-climactic, 1831; see anticlimax + -ic.