climacticaladj.

Brit.

/klʌɪˈmaktᵻkl/, U.S.

/klaɪˈmæktəkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: climactic adj., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Irregularly < climactic adj. + -al suffix¹, after e.g. syntactical adj., climacterical adj. Compare discussion at climactic adj.

= climactic adj.In quot. 1860 with humorous allusion to the meaning (‘ladder’) of the word climax's ancient Greek etymon (see climax n.).

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

1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 44 [He] had mounted, by an arduous climactical process, into the topmost branches.

1881 London Q. Rev. Oct. 179 A master of oratory, prepared with the highest finish of phrase, sustained through climactical paragraphs.

1920 Times 22 Nov. 16/3 The absence of a climactical plan was necessarily detrimental to the effect of the fugue as a whole.

1976 Amer. Imago 33 219 Prior to the climactical sixth and seventh sections of the poem, certain legendary images and themes appear.

2013 Dalby (Queensland) Herald (Nexis) 20 Dec. 8 Spectacular and endlessly inventive as the climactical battle underneath the mountain is, it's exhausting.

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

单词	climactical
释义	climacticaladj. Brit. /klʌɪˈmaktᵻkl/, U.S. /klaɪˈmæktəkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: climactic adj., -al suffix¹. Etymology: Irregularly < climactic adj. + -al suffix¹, after e.g. syntactical adj., climacterical adj. Compare discussion at climactic adj. = climactic adj.In quot. 1860 with humorous allusion to the meaning (‘ladder’) of the word climax's ancient Greek etymon (see climax n.). 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 1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 44 [He] had mounted, by an arduous climactical process, into the topmost branches. 1881 London Q. Rev. Oct. 179 A master of oratory, prepared with the highest finish of phrase, sustained through climactical paragraphs. 1920 Times 22 Nov. 16/3 The absence of a climactical plan was necessarily detrimental to the effect of the fugue as a whole. 1976 Amer. Imago 33 219 Prior to the climactical sixth and seventh sections of the poem, certain legendary images and themes appear. 2013 Dalby (Queensland) Herald (Nexis) 20 Dec. 8 Spectacular and endlessly inventive as the climactical battle underneath the mountain is, it's exhausting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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