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Terrific

adjective

Very great or intense. "A terrific thunderstorm storm" , "Fought a terrific battle"

Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. Synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous. "The film was fantastic!" , "A howling success" , "A marvelous collection of rare books" , "Had a rattling conversation about politics" , "A tremendous achievement"

Causing extreme terror. Synonym: terrifying.

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"Terrific" Quotes from Famous Books

... thou voice of thunder. But what are ye to him? O more to him Than all besides. To him ye are himself, He knows it and your voice is lovely to him. Hath brought the warfare to a close. The storm is over; one terrific crash Now, now he feels it, and he turns away; His arms are now unfolded, and his hands Pressed to his face conceal a warrior's tears. He flings himself upon the springing grass, And weeps in agony. See, again he rises; ...

— Samuel Butler's Cambridge Pieces • Samuel Butler

... the Triton was beforehand with a celerity which matched the up-to-date speed of his craft. He was bellowing through the huge funnel which a quartermaster was holding for him. His language was terrific. He cursed freighters in most able style. He asked why the Nequasset was loafing there in the seaway without steering headway on her! That amazing query took away Captain Wass's breath and all power ...

— Blow The Man Down - A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 • Holman Day

... terrific excitement for her, apart altogether from her love for Martin. She had, of course, never been to a theatre. She could not imagine in the least what it was like. It so happened, by a wonderful chance, that a note came from Katherine Mark asking her to tea. She showed this to the ...

— The Captives • Hugh Walpole

... Stanton cooked dinner, Pete brought forward a second pack. After we had eaten, Richards suggested to Pete that they take the fish net ahead and set it in the little lake which was still some two and a half miles farther on the trail. They had just returned when a terrific thunderstorm broke upon us, and every moment we expected the tent to be carried away by the gale that accompanied the downpour of rain. It was then that Richards remembered that he had left his blankets to dry upon the tepee poles at the last camp. The rain ceased ...

— The Long Labrador Trail • Dillon Wallace

... that the interviews would be unpleasant. They increased in unpleasantness in arithmetical progression, until they culminated finally in a terrific encounter with ...

— A Prefect's Uncle • P. G. Wodehouse

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