climactericaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌklaɪˌmækˈtɛrəkəl/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s climactericall, 1500s–1600s clymacterical, 1500s–1600s clymactericall, 1500s– climacterical, 1600s climactrical.

β. 1500s–1600s climatericall, 1600s climaterical, 1600s clymatericall.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin clīmactēricus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin clīmactēricus climacteric adj. + -al suffix¹.In β. forms after Middle French climaterique, French climatérique (see climacteric adj.).

A. adj.

a. Relating to or constituting a climacteric (climacteric n. 2a); = climacteric adj. 1a; esp. relating to or constituting a grand climacteric (grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a). Now rare. climacterical year: = climacteric year at climacteric adj. 1a; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > period or stage of life

climacterical1571

climacteric1601

seasonal1843

the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [adjective] > climacteric > relating to climacteric

climacterical1571

climatic1574

scalary1588

climacteric1601

clymacht1685

1571 T. Fortescue tr. P. Mexia Foreste i. xviii. f. 50 Why shoulde wee not in manner semblable beleue, that these abouesayde termes of time, & clymactericall yeeres should haue their proper force in y^e alteration of mans fortune or state of his bodie.

1590 L. Lloyd First Pt. Diall of Daies 25 Georgius Castriotus..died upon this day in his climatericall year 63.

1600 W. Vaughan Nat. & Artific. Direct. Health v. iii. 57 These they name climactericall or stayrie yeares, for then they saw great alterations. Now a climactericall yeare is euerie seauenth yeare.

1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) ii. sig. E2^v This Climactericall number of nine times seuen.

1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. iv. 23 Who but one that has more Fancy than Judgment would mind the Climacterical Years?

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 59. 49 I never go home abruptly, because a snake crosses my way; nor have any particular dread of a climacterical year.

1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminiscences in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 10/1 An elderly man, who confessed to having passed the grand climacterical year (9 multiplied into 7) of 63.

1894 Sat. Rev. 9 June 602/1 Mr. Charles Pearson, who died last week at the climacterical age of 63, was one of the most distinguished of a good generation of Oxford men.

1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros iii. 36 These man-eating Ghouls... Who every fifth year from time immemorial have had their grand climacterical year.

2008 J. Bate Soul of Age vi. 106 Shakespeare's awareness of the pattern of ages and climacterical years can perhaps be discerned from certain details in the plays.

b. Critical, decisive; subject to significant or frequent changes. Cf. climacteric adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > critical or decisive

climacterical1587

critical1649

crucial1830

make-or-break1961

crunch1974

1587 T. R. Confut. Tenne Great Plagues sig. A4^v They y^t are hitherto knowne to haue written thereof, vtterly disagree and discent from Doleta, in the determination of the saide fatall or Climactericall yeare.

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) v. 918 The Seventh is the Climacterical Seal, sounding the warlike alarm to the Empire's Ruine by Seven successive and languishing blows.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. i. 13 This was one of Englands Climactericall years, under a disease so desperate, that no hope was left but by a desperate Cure.

1729 Tribune (new ed.) No. 18. 126 The Instability of our Markets..can hardly ever be remedied, while our Lands continue in this Climacterical Condition.

1832 Edinb. Rev. 55 534 The latter half of the thirteenth century was one of the climacterical periods of the history of Rome.

1933 Sketch 1 Mar. 389/2 Metternich bestrode the climacterical year 1815 like a colossus.

1974 Mod. Ceylon Stud. 5 62 The climacterical point was September 1849 when he [sc. Torrington] came to learn of Wodehouse's evidence.

2012 J. Twyning Forms Eng. Hist. in Lit., Landscape, & Archit. ii. 54 As a climacterical event in the life of the Cathedral and nation, the Reformation is correctly held accountable for this destruction.

†2. That acts as a climax; = climactic adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced > to highest point

peakedc1350

culminant1605

headeda1616

meridiana1657

climacteric1789

zenith1828

zenithal1891

climacterical1896

1896 Emporia (Kansas) Daily Gaz. 12 Feb. The old man read the ‘Mistake of Moses’ in his pew at the climacterical sermon.

1915 Boston Post 6 Nov. 6/2 The dialogue on ‘Patriotism and Profits’... tells the truth..in a climacterical outburst that we find truly impressive.

1918 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 9 166 His ecstasy is the climacterical scene of his dramatic performance.

†B. n.

1. A climacteric or critical year or period of time; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life. Also in grand climacterical: = grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [noun] > middle age > climacteric

climate1574

climacterical1611

climacter1623

climacterial?1632

grand climacteric1634

climacteric1742

climacterium1876

climactery1887

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Climacterie de 63 ans, the Clymatericall, or dangerous yeare of 63, at which age diuers worthie men haue died.

1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. ii. 163 The common climactericall of all old men.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 333 Now past the fift climactericall of his disease.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xv. 114/1 He was come to that which we call, ‘The Grand Climacterical’.

2. = climacteric n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > critical or decisive moment

articlea1398

prick?c1422

crise?1541

push1563

in the nick1565

jump1598

concurrence1605

cardo1609

(the) nick of time (also occasionally opportunity, etc.)1610

edgea1616

climacterical1628

climacteric1633

in the nick-time1650

moment1666

turning-point1836

watershed1854

psychological moment1871

psychical moment1888

moment of truth1932

crunch1939

cruncher1947

high noon1955

break point1959

defining moment1967

midnight1976

1628 R. Gomersall Tragedie of Lodovick Sforza v. iii. 61 I feare our Climactericall is now: When all professions turne to souldier.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. 370 Many Mitred Abbeys have survived the dangerous Climactericall of the third Generation.

1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France iii. 790 States have their periods as well as Men, and the Reign of Henry III. ought to be the Climacterical to France.

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

单词	climacterical
释义	climactericaladj.n. Brit. /ˌklʌɪmakˈtɛrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌklaɪˌmækˈtɛrəkəl/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s climactericall, 1500s–1600s clymacterical, 1500s–1600s clymactericall, 1500s– climacterical, 1600s climactrical. β. 1500s–1600s climatericall, 1600s climaterical, 1600s clymatericall. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin clīmactēricus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin clīmactēricus climacteric adj. + -al suffix¹.In β. forms after Middle French climaterique, French climatérique (see climacteric adj.). A. adj. 1. a. Relating to or constituting a climacteric (climacteric n. 2a); = climacteric adj. 1a; esp. relating to or constituting a grand climacteric (grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a). Now rare. climacterical year: = climacteric year at climacteric adj. 1a; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > [adjective] > period or stage of life climacterical1571 climacteric1601 seasonal1843 the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [adjective] > climacteric > relating to climacteric climacterical1571 climatic1574 scalary1588 climacteric1601 clymacht1685 1571 T. Fortescue tr. P. Mexia Foreste i. xviii. f. 50 Why shoulde wee not in manner semblable beleue, that these abouesayde termes of time, & clymactericall yeeres should haue their proper force in y^e alteration of mans fortune or state of his bodie. 1590 L. Lloyd First Pt. Diall of Daies 25 Georgius Castriotus..died upon this day in his climatericall year 63. 1600 W. Vaughan Nat. & Artific. Direct. Health v. iii. 57 These they name climactericall or stayrie yeares, for then they saw great alterations. Now a climactericall yeare is euerie seauenth yeare. 1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) ii. sig. E2^v This Climactericall number of nine times seuen. 1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. iv. 23 Who but one that has more Fancy than Judgment would mind the Climacterical Years? 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 59. 49 I never go home abruptly, because a snake crosses my way; nor have any particular dread of a climacterical year. 1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminiscences in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 10/1 An elderly man, who confessed to having passed the grand climacterical year (9 multiplied into 7) of 63. 1894 Sat. Rev. 9 June 602/1 Mr. Charles Pearson, who died last week at the climacterical age of 63, was one of the most distinguished of a good generation of Oxford men. 1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros iii. 36 These man-eating Ghouls... Who every fifth year from time immemorial have had their grand climacterical year. 2008 J. Bate Soul of Age vi. 106 Shakespeare's awareness of the pattern of ages and climacterical years can perhaps be discerned from certain details in the plays. b. Critical, decisive; subject to significant or frequent changes. Cf. climacteric adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] > critical or decisive climacterical1587 critical1649 crucial1830 make-or-break1961 crunch1974 1587 T. R. Confut. Tenne Great Plagues sig. A4^v They y^t are hitherto knowne to haue written thereof, vtterly disagree and discent from Doleta, in the determination of the saide fatall or Climactericall yeare. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) v. 918 The Seventh is the Climacterical Seal, sounding the warlike alarm to the Empire's Ruine by Seven successive and languishing blows. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. i. 13 This was one of Englands Climactericall years, under a disease so desperate, that no hope was left but by a desperate Cure. 1729 Tribune (new ed.) No. 18. 126 The Instability of our Markets..can hardly ever be remedied, while our Lands continue in this Climacterical Condition. 1832 Edinb. Rev. 55 534 The latter half of the thirteenth century was one of the climacterical periods of the history of Rome. 1933 Sketch 1 Mar. 389/2 Metternich bestrode the climacterical year 1815 like a colossus. 1974 Mod. Ceylon Stud. 5 62 The climacterical point was September 1849 when he [sc. Torrington] came to learn of Wodehouse's evidence. 2012 J. Twyning Forms Eng. Hist. in Lit., Landscape, & Archit. ii. 54 As a climacterical event in the life of the Cathedral and nation, the Reformation is correctly held accountable for this destruction. †2. That acts as a climax; = climactic adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced > to highest point peakedc1350 culminant1605 headeda1616 meridiana1657 climacteric1789 zenith1828 zenithal1891 climacterical1896 1896 Emporia (Kansas) Daily Gaz. 12 Feb. The old man read the ‘Mistake of Moses’ in his pew at the climacterical sermon. 1915 Boston Post 6 Nov. 6/2 The dialogue on ‘Patriotism and Profits’... tells the truth..in a climacterical outburst that we find truly impressive. 1918 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 9 166 His ecstasy is the climacterical scene of his dramatic performance. †B. n. 1. A climacteric or critical year or period of time; spec. the 63rd year of a person's life. Also in grand climacterical: = grand climacteric at climacteric n. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > middle-aged person > [noun] > middle age > climacteric climate1574 climacterical1611 climacter1623 climacterial?1632 grand climacteric1634 climacteric1742 climacterium1876 climactery1887 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Climacterie de 63 ans, the Clymatericall, or dangerous yeare of 63, at which age diuers worthie men haue died. 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie iii. ii. 163 The common climactericall of all old men. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 333 Now past the fift climactericall of his disease. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi iii. ii. xv. 114/1 He was come to that which we call, ‘The Grand Climacterical’. 2. = climacteric n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > critical or decisive moment articlea1398 prick?c1422 crise?1541 push1563 in the nick1565 jump1598 concurrence1605 cardo1609 (the) nick of time (also occasionally opportunity, etc.)1610 edgea1616 climacterical1628 climacteric1633 in the nick-time1650 moment1666 turning-point1836 watershed1854 psychological moment1871 psychical moment1888 moment of truth1932 crunch1939 cruncher1947 high noon1955 break point1959 defining moment1967 midnight1976 1628 R. Gomersall Tragedie of Lodovick Sforza v. iii. 61 I feare our Climactericall is now: When all professions turne to souldier. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. 370 Many Mitred Abbeys have survived the dangerous Climactericall of the third Generation. 1683 J. Bulteel tr. F. E. de Mézeray Gen. Chronol. Hist. France iii. 790 States have their periods as well as Men, and the Reign of Henry III. ought to be the Climacterical to France. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1571
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