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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

terrificus

; fr.

terrere

to frighten +

facere

to make. See

, and

Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible;

as, a

terrific

form; a

terrific

sight.

Adj.

[L. terrifieus, from terreo, terror, and facio.]

Dreadful; causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; as a terrific form; terrific sight.