Etymology

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Today it means: In a terrific or extreme way. Full definition →

English terrific ← French terrifique ← Latin terrificus
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  1. Latinterrificus
  2. Frenchterrifique
  3. Englishterrific
  4. English todayterrifically

From terrific + -ally.

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