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Meaning of terrific

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  terrific
      adj 1: very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific
             thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"
      2: 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" [syn: {fantastic}, {grand},
         {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)},
         {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
      3: causing extreme terror; "a terrifying wail" [syn: {terrific},
         {terrifying}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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