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Anticlimactic describes anything connected with written or verbal communication which starts with a meaningful idea, but takes a sudden turn into a stupid or ridiculous idea. (adjective)
An example of anticlimactic is the proposal a student writes which begins as a list of ideas for how to raise money for the high school, and ends with his suggestions to have bikini car washes and legalize marijuana.
Anticlimactic describes anything connected with turning out to be far less meaningful or exciting than was hoped. (verb)
An example of something anticlimactic is a toy a child finally gets after seeing it on TV, but in real life it doesn’t do all the cool things it does on the commercial.
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