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TERRIFIC

\təɹˈɪfɪk], \təɹˈɪfɪk], \t_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_f_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of TERRIFIC

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Very alarming; causing fear; dreadful; as, a terrific explosion.
Terrifically.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Creating or causing terror: fitted to terrify: dreadful.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Causing terror; frightful.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Terrifying; alarming.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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