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climactic

[ klahy-mak-tik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or coming to a climax:

    the climactic scene of a play.



climactic

/ klaɪˈmæktɪkəl; klaɪˈmæktɪk /

adjective

  1. consisting of, involving, or causing a climax


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Derived Forms

  • cliˈmactically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • cli·macti·cal·ly adverb
  • noncli·mactic adjective
  • noncli·macti·cal adjective
  • uncli·mactic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of climactic1

1870–75; from climax, perhaps on model of syntax, syntactic

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Example Sentences

When he chooses to cap a climactic chase seen with yet another baffling fall, we feel cheated.

An anti-climactic end is not the World Cup storyline that English fans anticipated.

It was an anti-climactic interlude in a trial that has had many moments of drama.

A new study from France says some women experience climactic pleasure during labor.

At a climactic moment in the scene, Wilson realizes his cousin Ruggles is of mixed race.

It is striking just now to notice the double key-note of that closing climactic book of this old Bible.

And a climactic treasure hunt among the subterranean Martian labyrinths.

Maybe the fourth or the eighth step will be "climactic" steps, especially arranged to make a climax in the dance and win applause.

So we put a climactic "trick" step in for a finish, and then we top that with the exit, and the exit must be a surprise.

The subjective is in order to the objective, as the final outward climactic reach of God's great love-plan for a world.

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