terrific speed

terrific speed
страшная скорость

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  • terrific — adjective Etymology: Latin terrificus, from terrēre to frighten Date: 1667 1. a. very bad ; frightful b. exciting or fit to excite fear or awe < a terrific thunderstorm > 2. extraordinary < terrific speed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • terrific — /təˈrɪfɪk / (say tuh rifik) adjective 1. extraordinarily great, intense, etc.: terrific speed. 2. Colloquial very good: terrific food; terrific fishing. 3. causing terror; terrifying. {Latin terrificus frightening} –terrifically, adverb …  

  • terrific — terrifically, adv. /teuh rif ik/, adj. 1. extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed. 2. extremely good; wonderful: a terrific vacation. 3. causing terror; terrifying. [1660 70; < L terrificus frightening, equiv. to terr(ere) to frighten +… …   Universalium

  • terrific — adjective a) Frighteningly good. I say! Shes a terrific tennis player. b) Astounding or awesome. The car came round the bend at a terrific speed. Syn: brilliant, horrific …   Wiktionary

  • terrific — ter•rif•ic [[t]təˈrɪf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed[/ex] 2) extremely good; wonderful: a terrific vacation[/ex] 3) causing terror; terrifying • Etymology: 1660–70; < L terrificus frightening =terr(ēre) to… …   From formal English to slang

  • speed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, astonishing, breakneck, fast, good, great, high, incredible, lightning, phenomenal …   Collocations dictionary

  • terrific — adj. Terrific is used with these nouns: ↑book, ↑fun, ↑job, ↑movie, ↑news, ↑performance, ↑read, ↑show, ↑speed, ↑style …   Collocations dictionary

  • Tomlinson, LaDainian — ▪ 2007       On Dec. 10, 2006, San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson romped into the National Football League (NFL) record books with his 29th touchdown of the season. The touchdown one of three he scored during the Chargers 48–20… …   Universalium

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