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• terrible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to frighten more at terror Date: 15th century 1. a. exciting extreme alarm or intense fear ; terrifying b. formidable in nature ; awesome < a terrible… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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