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ter·ri·ble [ter-uh-buhl] Show IPA
adjective
1.
distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
2.
extremely bad; horrible: terrible coffee; a terrible movie.
3.
exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful.
4.
formidably great: a terrible responsibility.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin terribilis, equivalent to terr ( ?re ) to frighten + -ibilis -ible
Related forms
ter·ri·ble·ness, noun
un·ter·ri·ble, adjective
Synonyms
3. fearful, frightful, appalling, dire, horrible, horrifying, terrifying, horrendous, horrid.>>>>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrible
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