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terrific Adjective 1. very great or intense: a terrific blow on the head 2. Informal very good; excellent: a terrific book [Latin terrere to frighten] terrifically adv
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terrific adjective 1. (Informal) excellent, great (informal) wonderful, mean (slang) topping Brit. (slang) fine, brilliant, very good, cracking Brit. (informal) amazing, outstanding, smashing (informal) superb, fantastic (informal) ace (informal) magnificent, fabulous (informal) marvellous, sensational (informal) sovereign, awesome (slang) breathtaking, super (informal) brill (informal) stupendous, bodacious (slang), chiefly U.S. boffo (slang) jim-dandy (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) ka pai N.Z. rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE awful Translations terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj (= very great) → fantastique, incroyable, terrible (= wonderful); formidable, sensationnel(le) terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj (= very great) [thunderstorm, speed] → unheimlich; [time, party] → sagenhaft How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His powerful tail was raised high to one side, and as he passed close above them he brought it down in one terrific sweep that crushed a green warrior's skull as though it had been an eggshell. The terrific gong was a frying-pan, hanging on the wall, that rattled and clattered with each leap of the ship. Suddenly the lioness gave vent to another little whine, at which Tarzan's lion voiced a terrific roar and leaped forward straight toward the beast of the black mane. |
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