climactic
climactic
Definition
cli·mac·tic (klī mak′tik)
adjective
of, constituting, or in the order of a climax
cli·mac′·ti·cally adverb
climactic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- showdown: Van Helsing must fight Dracula in one climactic showdown.
- shuffling: Riot of comic climactic shufflings of one will win.
- confrontation: However, the leader escapes, leading to a climactic confrontation in the magic cave.
- finale: The catalyst is the precise, explosive drumming of Alf Bigden, driving the piece to its climactic finale.
- battle: John A Davis's film offers nothing new or original; even the climactic battle seems to borrow elements from the previous two films.
- ending: The final couple of verses lead up to the big climactic ending... wow!
Browse dictionary entries near climactic
- climacteric
- Clifton
- Clifford
- cliffhanger
- cliff swallow
- cliff dweller
- cliff
- clientele
- client/server
- client mesh
- climate
- climatology
- climax
- climb
- climb down
- climber
- climbing iron
- climbing perch
- clime
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