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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. Kevin Grayson:

    It is a terrific movie that has a lot of heart and a lot of laughs and it plays great across the board.

  2. Vice Admiral Robert Murrett:

    The Arctic is a terrific shortcut, whether you're in an aircraft, whether you're underneath the surface of the ocean and also for intercontinental ballistic missile, this goes back to the Cold War.

  3. Megan Ranney:

    This pill is terrific and, as an ER doctor, I can not wait to have this as another tool in my toolbox to give to patients who are sick with Covid-19, but better than taking a pill is not getting sick in the first place which means getting vaccinated.

  4. Spokesman Jim McGrath:

    President Bush had another terrific day and is in great spirits.

  5. Elizabeth Warrens:

    I think Bernie Sanders is terrific, we were friends long, long before I ever got involved in politics.

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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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