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1. prepedu.com › en › blogDifferences of Terrible, Terrified and Terrific in English

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   Terrible, Terrified and Terrific are all adjectives with the common prefix "Terri", but these three words have completely different usage. In this article, PREP will help you understand the definitions, words/phrases associated with them, and the differences between Terrible, Terrified and Terrific. Read now!

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTERRIFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TERRIFIC definition: 1. very good: 2. used to emphasize the great amount or degree of something: 3. very good: . Learn more.

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › terrific_adjterrific, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   Contents. Adjective. 1. Causing terror, terrifying; terrible, frightful; stirring… Expand. 2. Of great size or intensity; excessive; very severe. Cf… † Noun. A terrific thing. Obsolete. rare. Earlier version. terrific, a. (n.) in OED Second Edition (1989) adjective. 1. 1667–.

4. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 56865Why Does “Terrible” Mean Bad and “Terrific” Mean Good?

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   26 maj 2014 · Terrible and terrific are both formed off the same root: terror. Both started out a few hundred years ago with the meaning of terror-inducing. But terrific took a strange turn at the beginning...

5. wikidiff.com › terrific › terribleTerrific vs Terrible - What's the difference? - WikiDiff

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   Terrible is a related term of terrific. As adjectives the difference between terrific and terrible is that terrific is frighteningly good while terrible is dreadful; causing alarm and fear.

6. www.reddit.com › r › etymologyWhy do "terrible" and "terrific" have opposite meanings?

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   Terrific and terrible indeed come from the same root (terrere, "frighten", from Latin terrificus "causing terror or fear"), but it appears to have warped in meaning since then through the path of "frighteningly good."