Terrific

/təˈrɪf.ɪk/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Excellent or wonderful; very good.

The concert last night was absolutely terrific!

Causing fear or terror; extremely bad or severe.

The storm was terrific, leaving destruction in its wake.

From Latin 'terrificus', meaning 'causing terror'.

terrific news

Extremely good or positive news.

terrific job

A task that has been completed exceptionally well.

terrify

to cause someone to feel extreme fear.

terrible

extremely bad or unpleasant.

Awesome or excellent.

That movie was just terrific!

Overly enthusiastic description.

He kept saying it was a terrific deal, but I wasn't sold.