climactic

C1
US /ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/
adj Freq #49951

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    consisting of or causing a climax

    a climactic development

  2. 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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