TERRIBLE

terrible. Terrible, a. formidable, dreadful, excessive

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Ter″ri‐ble (?), a. [[F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to frighten. See Terror.]] 1. 1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21. 2. 2. Excessive; extreme; severe.
The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon. Syn. — Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible; shocking; awful. — Ter″ri‐ble‐ness, n. — Ter″ri‐bly, adv.