climactic C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #49951 Meanings 1 adj Forming or relating to the most exciting or decisive moment. The race ended in a climactic, neck-and-neck dash for the finish line. Etymology AI details From climax + -ic. *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # climactic **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 49951 ## Meanings 1. Forming or relating to the most exciting or decisive moment. ## Examples - The race ended in a climactic, neck-and-neck dash for the finish line. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ḱley- ## Etymology From climax + -ic. ## AI Etymology Climactic is from climax + -ic. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means forming or relating to the most exciting or decisive moment. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown