/ Dictionary / Index C climactic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cli•mac•tic Pronunciation: (klī-mak'tik), [key] — adj. pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a play. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: climactic (Thesaurus) climacteric climant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: mongrel Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language