What does terrific mean?
Definitions for terrific
təˈrɪf ɪkter·rif·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
terrificadjective
very great or intense
"a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"
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"
terrific, terrifyingadjective
causing extreme terror
"a terrifying wail"
Wiktionary
terrificadjective
Frighteningly good.
I say! She's a terrific tennis player.
terrificadjective
Astounding or awesome.
The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
terrificadjective
Terrifying; causing terror
The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.
terrificadjective
Frightful or very unpleasant.
I've got a terrific hangover this morning.
terrificadjective
Extraordinarily great or intense.
terrific speed
Etymology: From terrificus, from terrere + -ficus, from facere.
ChatGPT
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
Terrificadjective
causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight
Wikidata
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'terrific' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4468
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of terrific in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of terrific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of terrific in a Sentence
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.
He’s terrific in this film.
He's a Republican, great, I mean terrific.
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.
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
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- 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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