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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | terrificus 'frightening', from terrere; TERRIBLE |
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ter‧rif‧ic
1 informal very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited [= great]: That's a terrific idea! The actress who played the lawyer was terrific.
That's a terrific idea!The actress who played the lawyer was terrific.2 very large in size or degree : a terrific bang He drank a terrific amount of beer.
a terrific bangHe drank a terrific amount of beer.WORD FOCUS: good WORD FOCUS: good 
very good: excellent, fantastic, wonderful, great, terrific, neat American English, superb, amazing, outstanding, brilliant, impressive, fine, first-class, out of this world
of good quality: high quality, top quality, superior, deluxe, classy
morally good: decent, virtuous, respectable, honourable British English/honorable American English, upright, beyond reproach
➔ See also good
WORD FOCUS: good very good: excellent, fantastic, wonderful, great, terrific, neat American English, superb, amazing, outstanding, brilliant, impressive, fine, first-class, out of this world
of good quality: high quality, top quality, superior, deluxe, classy
morally good: decent, virtuous, respectable, honourable British English/honorable American English, upright, beyond reproach
➔ See also good
