Etymology

terribility

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Today it means: The quality of being terrible. Full definition →

Middle English terryblete ← Middle French terribleté ← Late Latin terribilitās
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromterribilitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromterribleté
  3. Middle English · inherited fromterryblete
  4. English todayterribility

From Middle English terryblete, from Middle French terribleté, terribilité and its etymon, Late Latin terribilitās.

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