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Meanings of terrible in English

Causing fear or dread or terror.

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      Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.

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            Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.

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                  Of very poor quality.

                        Usage of terrible in English
                        1
                        The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
                        French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
                        2
                        Elizabeth blushed and looked grave; to her the matter seemed too terrible.
                        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 / A Magaz...
                        3
                        His Eminence in scarlet is magnificent; his Eminence in gray is terrible.
                        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                        4
                        Torches flashed in the boats that put off in the terrible search.
                        Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm...
                        5
                        The news of the terrible insurrection of the catholics in Ireland followed.
                        St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1
                        6
                        In some cases these workers are forced to work in terrible conditions.
                        BBC
                        7
                        I have had a terrible existence; no light shines in the sky.
                        The Weapons of Mystery
                        8
                        Thus Gerard, in one terrible night, grazed the prison and the grave.
                        The Cloister and the Hearth
                        9
                        She forgot the great danger in the fascination of the terrible spectacle.
                        The Red Acorn
                        10
                        Within the wall the scenes were more terrible than in the suburbs.
                        The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
                        11
                        All parties in the late terrible conflict must work together in harmony.
                        State of the Union Addresses
                        12
                        There was something terrible in the joy that flamed in his eyes.
                        The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
                        13
                        Pauline had put the empty room in order-interrible and desolate order.
                        The Heart of Rachael
                        14
                        No; but a terrible cry resounded from the top of the tree.
                        In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
                        15
                        His face looked terrible; and he had a revolver in his hand.
                        Within an Inch of His Life
                        16
                        His face was white and terrible; his gun was in his hands.
                        French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
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