Meaning & use
Orgastic
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Relating to, characterized by, or suggestive of intense, climactic excitement or ecstasy.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald famously described Gatsby's 'orgastic future,' a symbol of endlessly deferred hope.
The final movement of the symphony builds to an almost orgastic climax.
A note on using this word
Frequently confused with the more common word 'orgiastic'; 'orgastic' specifically relates to climax or culmination and is best known from the closing line of 'The Great Gatsby.'
Words with a similar meaning
ecstaticclimactic
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