SINCE 1828
achronological
adjective
achro·no·log·i·cal
| \ ¦ā-ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
, -ˌkrō-\
, -ˌkrō-\
Definition of achronological
: not relating to, arranged in, or determined according to the order of time : not chronological
As the achronological storytelling gimmick eventually becomes exhausted, the film's once off-beat energy fails to keep up until the very end, leaving viewers unsatisfied with its inauthentic, too-good-to-be-true ending.— Lauren Barbato, University Wire, 23 June 2009
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