Causing fear or dread or terror.
Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.
Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
1 The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
2 Elizabeth blushed and looked grave; to her the matter seemed too terrible .
3 His Eminence in scarlet is magnificent; his Eminence in gray is terrible .
4 Torches flashed in the boats that put off in the terrible search.
5 The news of the terrible insurrection of the catholics in Ireland followed.
6 In some cases these workers are forced to work in terrible conditions.
7 I have had a terrible existence; no light shines in the sky.
8 Thus Gerard, in one terrible night, grazed the prison and the grave.
9 She forgot the great danger in the fascination of the terrible spectacle.
10 Within the wall the scenes were more terrible than in the suburbs.
11 All parties in the late terrible conflict must work together in harmony.
12 There was something terrible in the joy that flamed in his eyes.
13 Pauline had put the empty room in order - in terrible and desolate order.
14 No; but a terrible cry resounded from the top of the tree.
15 His face looked terrible ; and he had a revolver in his hand.
16 His face was white and terrible ; his gun was in his hands.
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