Word of the Day: TERRIFIC

Full Definition of TERRIFIC

1a :  very bad :  frightful

 b :  exciting or fit to excite fear or awe <a terrific thunderstorm>

2:  extraordinary <terrific speed>

3:  unusually fine :  magnificent <terrific weather>

— ter·rif·i·cal·ly adverb

 

Origin of TERRIFIC

Latin terrificus, from terrēre to frighten

First Known Use: 1667

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