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terrific |
Overview of adj terrific The adj terrific has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) terrific -- (very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle") 2. (2) fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; 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") Antonyms of adj terrific 3 senses of terrific Sense 1 terrific INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 2 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Sense 3 terrific, terrifying INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Similarity of adj terrific 3 senses of terrific Sense 1 terrific => intense (vs. mild) Sense 2 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Sense 3 terrific, terrifying => alarming (vs. unalarming) Attributes of adj terrific Familiarity of adj terrific terrific used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj terrific terrific Overview of adj terrific The adj terrific has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) terrific -- (very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle") 2. (2) fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; 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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