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terrible

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
  2. Formidable, powerful.
  3. Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
  4. Unpleasant; disagreeable.
  5. Very bad; lousy.
  6. In a terrible way; to a terrible extent; terribly; awfully.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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