[ter.ri.ble] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten--more at terror] (15c) 1 a: exciting extreme alarm or intense fear: terrifying b: formidable in nature: awesome "a ~ responsibility" c: difficult "in a ~ bind"
2: extreme, great "a ~ disappointment"
3: extremely bad: as a: strongly repulsive: obnoxious "a ~ smell" b: notably unattractive or objectionable c: of very poor quality "a ~ movie" -- ter.ri.ble.ness n -- ter.ri.bly adv