terrible

Modifying Another Word

• absolutely: Unfortunately, the vast majority of the websites I visit these days have absolutely terrible titles that hurt their online business.
• truly: Only one of them survived to recall the horrors of what became a truly terrible day.
• pretty: Don't think I have any pictures that are worthy of putting up, they're all pretty terrible.
• so: In four years of army service I never saw anything so terrible.
• however: It is distinct from being unhappy, however terrible that may be.
• really: Even really terrible events can be got through with a good mate who's there for you.

Infinitive complement

• behold: It will be fully expressed and that will be terrible to behold.
• contemplate: Failure in the finals was too terrible to contemplate.
• think: It's terrible to think that she died just as she found her voice.

Modifies a noun

• tragedy: In the evening we directed our steps to the Palace of Salviati, where a terrible tragedy was acted some three hundred years ago.
• suffering: Recovering money can in no way compensate for the terrible suffering that victims of this disease endure.
• mistake: During my first few hours in this mental health placement, I started to think I had made a terrible mistake by going there.
• ordeal: We are here to support you through this terrible ordeal you have been through.
• mess: We will inherit a terrible mess on the London Underground.
• atrocity: GOD BLESS 14th Jul 2005 Gina from Dagenham, Essex God bless to all those that perished in the terrible atrocities.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: Not eating regularly makes most of us feel terrible.
• look: Mrs McMuffin doesn't look terrible amused by my ranting.
• seem: The condition of all the animals to me seemed terrible.
• sound: Well I did of course, and I'm sure they sounded just terrible.
• taste: Sometimes products may be low fat, yet taste terrible!