adj. 1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; fit to cause terror; awful, dreadful, formidable. terribleness n.
[ ME f. F f. L terribilis f. terrere frighten ]
adj. 1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; fit to cause terror; awful, dreadful, formidable. terribleness n.
[ ME f. F f. L terribilis f. terrere frighten ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012