climacticadj.

Brit.

/klʌɪˈmaktɪk/, U.S.

/klaɪˈmæktɪk/

Forms: 1700s climactick, 1800s– climactic.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: climax n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < climax n. + -ic suffix, probably partly after e.g. syntactic adj., and partly after climacteric adj. Compare earlier climactically adv.Compare the following earlier example, where the word appears to be a variant of, or error for climacteric adj.; compare climatic adj.¹:1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 280 In the great Clymactick yeare he also dyed; suspected to be poysoned.

a. Of, relating to, or forming the most important, intense, or exciting point of something; that is the climax of a proceeding, narrative, event, etc.

ΚΠ

1747 S. Foote Treat. Passions 32 The climactick Speech of Villain, be sure [in Othello].

1812 ‘Camillus’ Hist. Fr. Infl. in United States 12 An article which may..be deemed the climactic part of French influence in the United States.

1895 Canad. Methodist Mag. 41 336/1 At Conference his appointment was one of the climactic events.

1950 Billboard 20 May 11/2 A powerful close-up of the professor's distorted face at the climactic point.

1977 Time 30 May 46/3 The climactic battle sequence..includes dogfights in space.

2014 Radio Times 26 Apr. (South/West ed.) 51/1 The climactic fireworks between Nicholson and Cruise make for compulsive viewing.

b. Of or relating to sexual climax. Cf. orgasmic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [adjective] > relating to orgasm

orgastic1822

orgasmal1833

oestrual1857

oestrous1900

climactic1913

orgasmic1923

1913 Psychoanalytic Rev. 1 147 A growing intensity of stimulation became the prerequisite of climactic satisfaction.

1967 M. Bastock Courtship i. 21 The involvement of both partners in the climactic display is much greater than in..the jewel fish.

2000 Amer. Spectator (Nexis) Apr. Dempsey would visit her for bed sport, yell ‘Straighten me out, darling’ at the climactic moment, then be taken home by his driver.

2015 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) Oct. 195 Pulling backwards goes against every instinct and interrupts the climactic sensation.

2. Rhetoric. Of, relating to, or consisting of the rhetorical device of climax (climax n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [adjective] > relating to climax

auxetical1723

auxetic1740

climactical1860

climactic1872

1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. ii. 124 His balanced sentences..and climactic arrangement.

1936 PMLA 51 257 The author employs the same series of climactic adjectives in a slightly modified form to describe the crescendo effect of a reappearing theme in the music.

1960 College Eng. 21 355/2 Kunitz..can write balanced and climactic verse in almost any vein.

2002 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 132 23 His examples clearly indicate a general epic tendency for climactic progression.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	climactic
释义	climacticadj. Brit. /klʌɪˈmaktɪk/, U.S. /klaɪˈmæktɪk/ Forms: 1700s climactick, 1800s– climactic. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: climax n., -ic suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < climax n. + -ic suffix, probably partly after e.g. syntactic adj., and partly after climacteric adj. Compare earlier climactically adv.Compare the following earlier example, where the word appears to be a variant of, or error for climacteric adj.; compare climatic adj.¹:1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) ii. 280 In the great Clymactick yeare he also dyed; suspected to be poysoned. 1. a. Of, relating to, or forming the most important, intense, or exciting point of something; that is the climax of a proceeding, narrative, event, etc. ΚΠ 1747 S. Foote Treat. Passions 32 The climactick Speech of Villain, be sure [in Othello]. 1812 ‘Camillus’ Hist. Fr. Infl. in United States 12 An article which may..be deemed the climactic part of French influence in the United States. 1895 Canad. Methodist Mag. 41 336/1 At Conference his appointment was one of the climactic events. 1950 Billboard 20 May 11/2 A powerful close-up of the professor's distorted face at the climactic point. 1977 Time 30 May 46/3 The climactic battle sequence..includes dogfights in space. 2014 Radio Times 26 Apr. (South/West ed.) 51/1 The climactic fireworks between Nicholson and Cruise make for compulsive viewing. b. Of or relating to sexual climax. Cf. orgasmic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [adjective] > relating to orgasm orgastic1822 orgasmal1833 oestrual1857 oestrous1900 climactic1913 orgasmic1923 1913 Psychoanalytic Rev. 1 147 A growing intensity of stimulation became the prerequisite of climactic satisfaction. 1967 M. Bastock Courtship i. 21 The involvement of both partners in the climactic display is much greater than in..the jewel fish. 2000 Amer. Spectator (Nexis) Apr. Dempsey would visit her for bed sport, yell ‘Straighten me out, darling’ at the climactic moment, then be taken home by his driver. 2015 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) Oct. 195 Pulling backwards goes against every instinct and interrupts the climactic sensation. 2. Rhetoric. Of, relating to, or consisting of the rhetorical device of climax (climax n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [adjective] > relating to climax auxetical1723 auxetic1740 climactical1860 climactic1872 1872 W. Minto Man. Eng. Prose Lit. i. ii. 124 His balanced sentences..and climactic arrangement. 1936 PMLA 51 257 The author employs the same series of climactic adjectives in a slightly modified form to describe the crescendo effect of a reappearing theme in the music. 1960 College Eng. 21 355/2 Kunitz..can write balanced and climactic verse in almost any vein. 2002 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 132 23 His examples clearly indicate a general epic tendency for climactic progression. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1747
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