climactic
/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "And in Paris, Wick has a meeting with the Marquis, the Eiffel Tower providing a picturesque backdrop. A big, climactic scene is set on the steps and in the shadow of Sacré-Coeur."
- "Then we went to General Hospital, which is a very climactic sound. And we ended it with the best, Days of our Lives."
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 on analogy of syntactic.
Inflected Forms
more climactic (comparative)
most climactic (superlative)