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Definitions for terrific
təˈrɪf ɪkter·rif·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. terrificadjective

    very great or intense

    "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"

  2. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective

    extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

    "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

  3. terrific, terrifyingadjective

    causing extreme terror

    "a terrifying wail"

Wiktionary

  1. terrificadjective

    Frighteningly good.

    I say! She's a terrific tennis player.

  2. terrificadjective

    Astounding or awesome.

    The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.

  3. terrificadjective

    Terrifying; causing terror

    The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.

  4. terrificadjective

    Frightful or very unpleasant.

    I've got a terrific hangover this morning.

  5. terrificadjective

    Extraordinarily great or intense.

    terrific speed

  6. Etymology: From terrificus, from terrere + -ficus, from facere.

ChatGPT

  1. terrific

    Terrific typically means extremely good, excellent, or impressive. It is often used to describe something that exceeds expectations or is significantly positive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terrificadjective

    causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight

Wikidata

  1. Terrific

    Terrific was a weekly British comic published by Odhams Press under the Power Comics imprint. It ran for 43 issues from 15 April 1967 until 3 February 1968, when it was merged with its sister title Fantastic. Terrific was very similar in format to Fantastic, which had started publication two months earlier. The two titles were quite unlike other British comics of the time, consisting mainly of material reprinted from American Marvel Comics. In this respect they can be considered a precursor of the Marvel UK weeklies, such as The Mighty World Of Marvel, that appeared during the 1970s. The Marvel titles which were reprinted in Terrific included The Avengers, the Doctor Strange strips from Strange Tales, and the Sub-Mariner and Giant-Man strips from Tales to Astonish.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'terrific' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4468

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrific in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of terrific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of terrific in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Schwartz:

    The numbers have been big, but we are still concerned that if we hit a prolonged dry and warm period, we may not end up in a spot that’s favorable come March and April, so cautious optimism is what we’re looking at, as water measurers and managers, because it’s been absolutely terrific so far. But we still have several months to get through in the water season.

  2. Jeff Goldstein:

    He’s terrific in this film.

  3. Gary Johnson:

    He's a Republican, great, I mean terrific.

  4. White House:

    They have been strong partners with us, they have been terrific allies on tax reform. The regulatory front. I don’t know who could do it better than Mitch McConnell did.

  5. Chief Executive Jeffrey Smith:

    Yahoo has been great, the board members have been terrific and welcoming, the management team has been terrific and welcoming. This is no different from almost all of the companies that we get involved with.

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Translations for terrific

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • fantastiskDanish
  • grandios, fulminant, gewaltig, hervorragend, supertoll, schreckeinjagend, riesig, grauenvoll, sagenhaft, großartig, rasant, furchtbar, irre, fantastisch, schrecklich, fürchterlich, wahnsinnig, grauenhaftGerman
  • φοβερός, τρομερός, φανταστικόςGreek
  • estupendoSpanish
  • formidable, fantastiqueFrench
  • fantasztikus, hatalmasHungarian
  • eccezionale, stupendoItalian
  • מְצוּיָןHebrew
  • wspaniały, świetnyPolish
  • fantástico, estupendo, formidávelPortuguese
  • потряса́ющийRussian
  • dehşet, korkunçTurkish
  • khủng khiếpVietnamese
  • 了不起Chinese

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