<adj.all> a terrific noise a terrific thunderstorm storm fought a terrific battle
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
<adj.all> a fantastic trip to the Orient the film was fantastic! a howling success a marvelous collection of rare books had a rattling conversation about politics a tremendous achievement
causing extreme terror
<adj.all> a terrifying wail
Terrific \Ter*rif"ic\, a. [L. terrificus; fr. terrere to frighten + facere to make. See {Terror}, and {Fact}.] Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.
He said he had seen no details of the plan but that based on NBC officials' description, "I think it's terrific."
While happy his network was second this season in the Nielsen ratings, with an average, prime-time rating of 13.7 to CBS' 13.5, Stoddard said the performance really was "not that terrific."
"The hardest costumes in `Grand Hotel' were the secretaries'," he says. "Historically, those uniforms were not very attractive, and I wanted the girls to look terrific and be very individual.
The timing was terrific, two months after the watershed accord between the U.S. and its allies to drive down the value of the dollar.
"I hate to say it's terrific and help the underwriters raise the price," said a major New York investor.
Stoneman's dressing-down left the millionaire entrepreneur feeling terrific.
"Ollie is terrific for the movies," says one young officer, "but he's an embarrassment to the Corps."
He wrote a terrific opera, 'Huckleberry Finn,' that's just lying there waiting to be played."
Zipper fronts and pockets, stand-up decollete or military collars, deep V decolletes - often laced up - gave the clothes terrific cachet.
For what it aspires to _ the soundtrack for a terrific party _ "Blast Off" is a howling success.
"I have a terrific memory for the details of horses' performances."
Opera singer Franc D'Ambrosio is a standout as the Corleone son who chooses music instead of working for the mob. It's good to see George Hamilton, of course looking tanned and terrific, though he has little to do but advise on finances.
Becky Madeira, a spokeswoman for Pepsi-Cola Co., described Mr. Johnson as a "terrific" person.
Jeanine Farhi, head of cards in Southeast Asia, says, "Singapore has been a terrific surprise." Tenders for the bills must be received by 1 p.m. EDT Thursday at the Treasury or at Federal Reserve banks or branches.
He knew some of our people and knew of us." But he said that Ogilvy won the account because of its "very good track record and a terrific direct response outfit."
It is just terrific work," said Rep. Kirk Profit.
"The Mounties are terrific, but this is the big league," Mulroney said.
As House Majority Leader Thomas Foley of Washington says, the Ollie Show has been "terrific on charisma but awful on civics."
I won't ruin this terrific gag by telling you what happens next.
But he added, "That isn't very likely." For now, President Bush looks terrific.
The City is suffering from 'terrific regulation fatigue' and the panel has an important role to play in explaining to parliament how the markets work and why the law needs changing.
It is a giant leap." "It's terrific," said Dr. Allan Goldstein, a George Washington University School of Medicine researcher who in May started testing a type of human AIDS vaccine.
It presents that country as a land of terrific gastronomy but, in terms of national identity, a total wash-out.
"If they could get out of it, it would be terrific." The Guardian agreement marks Qualex's second acquisition, according to James Hewitt, Qualex senior vice president for administration.
"The biggest problem that we have isn't that we don't have good programs," said Suzanne Weil, PBS' senior vice president for programming. "We have terrific programs.
I prefer to walk alone in expressing reservations, but first will acknowledge the accomplishments. The production is, of course, terrific.
Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart did a terrific job of compressing a huge novel into a playable screenplay.
The woman is a terrific actress and even has a few Mermanesque qualities.
With air-time, it costs less than Pounds 100. Without air-time, it is Pounds 381.99. Another terrific little toy is the Sony Pixis IPS 760 (Pounds 1,299).
"The green porch stays green _ I feel terrific," said Judith Lubeski.