climactic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/

Definition of climactic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

From climax + -ic.

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