adjective
- Very great or intense.
- usage: "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"
- Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
- usage: "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
- synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
- Causing extreme terror.
- usage: "a terrifying wail"
- synonyms: terrifying
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