terrific
adjective
extraordinarily great or intense.
terrifically
-
a word derived from
terrific.
Example Sentences
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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
“Boots,” a terrifically compelling series about the Marine Corps, has a bunch of Georgia accents and, in a pivotal role, British actor Max Parker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Starkey, best known for the Netflix teen drama “Outer Banks,” terrifically inhabits this breakout role, playing Eugene as an inherently unknowable object of desire, because that is what he is to Lee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Theo is good at his job, but it’s terrifically frustrating for him right now.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
