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Webster 1913 Edition

Terrific

Ter-rif′ic

,

Adj.

[L.

terrificus

; fr.

terrere

to frighten +

facere

to make. See

, and

.]

Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible;

as, a

terrific

form; a

terrific

sight.

Webster 1828 Edition

Terrific

TERRIF'IC

,

Adj.

[L. terrifieus, from terreo, terror, and facio.]

Dreadful; causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; as a terrific form; terrific sight.

Definition 2024

terrific

terrific

English

Alternative forms

terrifick (obsolete)

Adjective

terrific ‎(comparative more terrific, superlative most terrific)

(colloquial) Frighteningly good.
I say! She's a terrific tennis player.
(colloquial) Astounding or awesome.
The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
Terrifying; causing terror.
The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.
Frightful or very unpleasant.
I've got a terrific hangover this morning.
(colloquial) Extraordinarily great or intense.
terrific speed

Synonyms

Related terms

Translations

frighteningly good

French: formidable (fr), fantastique (fr)
German: fantastisch (de), hervorragend (de), supertoll, wahnsinnig (de), irre (de), sagenhaft (de), riesig (de), großartig (de), grandios (de)
Greek: τρομερός (el) m ‎(tromerós), φοβερός (el) m ‎(foverós), φανταστικός (el) m ‎(fantastikós)
Hungarian: fantasztikus (hu)

Italian: eccezionale (it), stupendo (it)
Polish: świetny (pl) m, wspaniały (pl) m
Portuguese: formidável (pt), estupendo (pt), fantástico (pt)
Russian: потряса́ющий (ru) ‎(potrjasájuščij)
Spanish: estupendo (es)
Turkish: korkunç (tr), dehşet (tr), müthiş (tr)

great or intense

German: sagenhaft (de), irre (de), rasant (de), fulminant (de), gewaltig (de)
Hungarian: hatalmas (hu)

Maori: taputapu kē (colloquial), tūkuru (colloquial)

terrifying

German: fürchterlich (de), furchtbar (de), schrecklich (de), schreckeinjagend, grauenvoll (de)

frightful or very unpleasant

German: grauenhaft (de), fürchterlich (de), furchtbar (de), schrecklich (de)

External links

terrific in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
terrific in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

ferritic