terrific
650
3.3
- adjective
- /təˈrɪfɪk/
- You did a terrific job.
- look terrific
- a terrific job
- a terrific opportunity
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Watch on YouTubeThere's also the Kingkiller Chronicle, which has a terrific magic system.
- There's also the Kingkiller Chronicle, which has a terrific magic system.
- So this is terrific, but what are some potential problems?
- And I'd love to say this guy's that terrific, but I just can't say that.
- And the the writing was so terrific, honest writing.
- It's so terrific that the employees can't stop eating it.
- But there's lots of terrific information on that website.
- And they're terrific people and they work every day, right, to make this right.
- The argument was this was objectively A terrific speech.
- Happy birthday young lady, and have a terrific career.
- And amazingly, I have this wife who's just terrific.
Examples
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I bet you're a terrific dad.
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That would be a terrific help!
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That is like, that is such a terrific story about that.
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So this is terrific, but what are some potential problems?
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What these people are doing here is terrific, and I am willing to do anything to help them.
Academic text (2006) -
And this was a terrific and charitable effort.
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Well, Norman, this has been an absolutely terrific episode.
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Tim Penny was terrific in the US Senate.
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But there's lots of terrific information on that website.
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The concert last night was absolutely terrific and exceeded all my expectations.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
∞
1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
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2.1
Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
891
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
634
3.4
Causing people to admire it, like a building or performance, because it is very good
569
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
517
2.7
Very good and impressive
289
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
288
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
241
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
215
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
211
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
159
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
136
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
116
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
111
3.5
Of very high quality and extremely good
54
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
45
3.8
Very high quality or done very well
27
4.1
Very good and impressive
20
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
11
7.9
Very good and impressive
7
7.9
Very good and impressive
3
2.8
Very impressive and exciting
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
8.2
Very good and impressive
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Very impressive and surprising in a strong informal way
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Etymology
Terrific comes from the Latin verb terrere, which means 'to frighten', and it first meant 'causing terror'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of terror or terrify; because the word once meant something very strong or frightening, it later came to mean 'very good' or 'very strong'.