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anticlimactic

adjective

Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

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Word length
13
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
21
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

    “Everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style

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Everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic

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