Definition of "terrific" []

• Very good or fine; splendid: a terrific tennis player. (adjective)
• Awesome; astounding: drove at a terrific rate of speed. (adjective)
• Causing terror or great fear; terrifying: a terrific wail. (adjective)
• Very bad or unpleasant; frightful: a terrific headache. (adjective)

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• "He didn't say whether he'll present his candidacy for the role, which he called "terrific.""
• "Hall's slicked-back hair and long beard were a turnoff for Tausch, added to what she calls terrific arrogance: "He was pretentious and always making pronunciamentos," she says."
• "A delighted Commissioner David Stern pronounced the NBA product was in "terrific" shape."