terrific
adjective
extraordinarily great or intense.
terrifically
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a word derived from
terrific.
Example Sentences
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Kawhi Leonard has played terrifically the last couple of years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
The same company has revived it at its Broadway house, the Hayes Theater, in a crisply staged and terrifically acted production directed by Trip Cullman that keeps the play’s serrated edges as cutting as ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
It’s not just a sublime semi-comeback to the silver screen, but a terrifically winking companion piece to her existing brand.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2025
The saint’s face had been rubbed off, but the fingers of his right hand were raised to bless a short, purple, terrifically self- confident-looking mulberry tree.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
