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• terrible — terrible, terribly have gone the way of other words of this type, such as awful / awfully, dreadful / dreadfully, frightful / frightfully; that is, terrible intensifies something by definition bad (a terrible mistake) and terribly intensifies… …   Modern English usage

• terrific — 1660s, frightening, from L. terrificus causing terror or fear, from terrere fill with fear (see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Weakened sensed of very great, severe (e.g. terrific headache)… …   Etymology dictionary

• Terrific — Ter*rif ic, a. [L. terrificus; fr. terrere to frighten + facere to make. See {Terror}, and {Fact}.] Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Terrible — Ter ri*ble, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten. See {Terror}.] 1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. [1913 Webster] Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• terrific — [adj1] intense agitating, appalling, awesome, awful, deafening, disquieting, dreadful, enormous, excessive, extreme, fearful, fierce, formidable, frightful, gigantic, great, harsh, horrible, horrific, huge, immense, large, monstrous, severe,… …   New thesaurus

• terrific — terrible, frightful, dreadful, *fearful, horrible, horrific, awful, shocking, appalling Analogous words: frightening, alarming, terrorizing (see FRIGHTEN): agitating, upsetting, disquieting (see DISCOMPOSE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• terrible — terrific, frightful, dreadful, *fearful, awful, horrible, horrific, shocking, appalling Analogous words: frightening, alarming, startling (see FRIGHTEN): agitating, upsetting, disturbing, perturbing (see DISCOMPOSE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• terrific — ter|rif|ic [təˈrıfık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: terrificus frightening , from terrere; TERRIBLE] 1.) informal very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited = ↑great ▪ That s a terrific idea! ▪ The actress who… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• terrific — adjective a) Frighteningly good. I say! Shes a terrific tennis player. b) Astounding or awesome. The car came round the bend at a terrific speed. Syn: brilliant, horrific …   Wiktionary

• terrific — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. terrible (see fear); informal, sensational, wonderful, fabulous, stupendous, out of this world. See greatness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Causing Great fear] Syn. terrifying, dreadful, appalling;… …   English dictionary for students

• terrible — adjective /ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/ˈtɛ.ɹɪ.bl̩/ a) Dreadful; causing alarm and fear. The witch gave him a terrible curse. b) Most formidable. ...and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a true sea dog, and real old …   Wiktionary