"terrific" in the adjective sense
1. terrific
very great or intense
"a terrific noise"
"a terrific thunderstorm storm"
"fought a terrific battle"
2. fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinarily good or great used especially as intensifiers
"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"
3. terrific, terrifying
causing extreme terror
"a terrifying wail"
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