terrific

ter·rif·ic  (t-rfk)

adj.

1. Very good or fine; splendid: a terrific tennis player.

2. Awesome; astounding: drove at a terrific rate of speed.

3. Causing terror or great fear; terrifying: a terrific wail.

4. Very bad or unpleasant; frightful: a terrific headache.

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[Latin terrificus : terrre, to frighten + -ficus, -fic.]

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ter·rifi·cal·ly adv.

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terrific [təˈrɪfɪk]

adj

1. very great or intense a terrific noise

2. Informal very good; excellent a terrific singer

3. very frightening

[from Latin terrificus, from terrēre to frighten; see -fic]

terrifically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	terrific - very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	terrific - 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" howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, wonderful, wondrous, fantastic, tremendous, grand extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	3.	terrific - causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" terrifying alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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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) What a terrific idea!
excellent bad, terrible, awful, appalling, dreadful

2. great, huge, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, gigantic, colossal, prodigious, stupendous, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang) He did a terrific amount of fundraising.
great moderate, insignificant, paltry

3. intense, great, huge, terrible, enormous, severe, extreme, awful, tremendous, fierce, harsh, excessive, dreadful, horrific, fearful, awesome, gigantic, monstrous There was a terrific bang and a great cloud of smoke.

Translations

terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] ADJ

1. (= very great) [explosion, problem, disappointment] → tremendo, enorme; [pain, noise, heat] → terrible, tremendo
a terrific amount of money → una enorme cantidad de dinero

2. (= excellent) [idea, news, person] → genial, estupendo
terrific! → ¡genial!, ¡estupendo!
we had terrific fun → nos lo pasamos estupendamente or fenomenal
to do a terrific job → hacer un trabajo estupendo or fantástico
you look terrific! → ¡estás guapísimo/a!
she looked terrific in a leotard → estaba sensacional en mallas
terrific stuff! → ¡estupendo!, ¡fenomenal!
to have a terrific time → pasárselo estupendamente or fenomenal

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terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj

(= tremendous) [amount, pleasure] → incroyable; [noise, explosion] → énorme; [pain, shock] → énorme; [speed] → fou*(folle)

(= wonderful) → formidable, sensationnel(le)
What a terrific idea! → C'est une idée formidable!
Everybody had a terrific time → Tout le monde s'est bien amusé.
that's terrific! → c'est fantastique!, c'est formidable!
to look terrific
You look terrific! → Tu es superbe!

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terrific

adj shame, nuisance, shock → unheimlich (inf); person, success, idea, party also → sagenhaft (inf), → klasse inv (inf); speed, heat, strength, generosity → unwahrscheinlich (inf); that’s terrific news → das sind tolle Nachrichten (inf); to look terrific (person) → klasse aussehen (inf); to have a terrific time → viel Spaß haben; terrific! (also iro) → prima! (inf), → toll! (inf)

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terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj (fam) (very good, performance, book, news) → fantastico/a, stupendo/a, formidabile, eccezionale; (extreme, heat, speed, noise, anxiety) → spaventoso/a; (amount, scare) → enorme; (terrifying) → terrificante, impressionante

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terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] adj (fam) (very good, performance, book, news) → fantastico/a, stupendo/a, formidabile, eccezionale; (extreme, heat, speed, noise, anxiety) → spaventoso/a; (amount, scare) → enorme; (terrifying) → terrificante, impressionante

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terrific → ساحِق, مُرَوِّع fantastický, ohromný dødsmart, fantastisk klasse, sagenhaft αξιοθαύμαστος, εξαίσιος genial, tremendo loistava, valtava formidable, super odličan, strahovit fantastico すばらしい, ものすごい 굉장한, 아주 뛰어난 geweldig, verschrikkelijk knusende, utmerket fantastyczny, kapitalny excelente, magnífico огромный, потрясающий fantastisk, jättebra ดีเยี่ยม, อย่างมาก harika, müthiş rất mạnh, xuất sắc 妙极了的, 棒极了