climactic
C1
adj
Freq #49951
Meanings
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1
adj
consisting of or causing a climax
a climactic development
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2
adj
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.
Etymology
From climax + -ic.
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