climactic
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L335362 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English climax Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English climactic From climax + -ic.
- Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
“The race ended in a climactic, neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.”
“... and the ending (within the last 50-ish pages) is simply incredible; very climactic.”