adjective

terrific

terrific, wonderful, great

You did a terrific job on the project.

You did a terrific job on the project.

The car was moving at a terrific speed.

The car was moving at a terrific speed.

a terrific ((noun)) a great (noun) You did a terrific job.

to be terrific to be great That movie was terrific.

Synonyms: wonderful, great, excellent; Antonyms: terrible, awful

From Latin 'terrere' (to frighten). It originally meant 'causing terror', but its meaning has shifted to be positive.

Be careful! Although it looks like 'terrible', it means the opposite. Think of something so good it's 'terrifyingly' good.

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