climactic
adjective /klaɪˈmæktɪk/
/klaɪˈmæktɪk/
(formal)- (of an event or a point in time) very exciting, most important
- The play builds up to a final climactic scene between father and daughter.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClimactic is used with these nouns:- battle
- confrontation
- finale
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: formed irregularly from climax + -ic.