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terrible definition

ter·rible (ter′ə bəl)

adjective

  1. causing terror; fearful; frightful; dreadful
  2. extreme; intense; severe
  3. Informal very bad, unpleasant; disagreeable, etc.: a general term of disapproval

Etymology: OFr < L terribilis < terrere, to frighten: see terror

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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