climactic

climax +‎ -ic

• IPA^(key): /ˌklaɪˈmæk.tɪk/

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climactic (comparative more climactic, superlative most climactic)

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.

   • 2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC‎:

     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.

• Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.

• anticlimactic

• climatic
• climax