TERRIFIC


Meaning of TERRIFIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tərɪfɪk ]

1.

If you describe something or someone as terrific , you are very pleased with them or very impressed by them. ( INFORMAL )

What a terrific idea!...

Everybody there was having a terrific time...

= great

ADJ

2.

Terrific means very great in amount, degree, or intensity.

All of a sudden there was a terrific bang and a flash of smoke.

= tremendous

ADJ : ADJ n [ emphasis ]

• ter‧rifi‧cal‧ly

...the only child of terrifically repressed parents.

ADV : usu ADV adj / -ed

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