The rangy actor gave a terrific comedic turn as a minion to the top girl at a boarding school in Ghana in 1986 where cliques, beauty pageants and skin tone were the chatter of the day.
Non-binary actor wins Helen Hayes Award|Patrick Folliard|September 24, 2020|Washington Blade
Engaging in shared, meaningful media use can lead to terrific bonding and quality time between parents and kids of all ages.
These methods will make screen time more enriching for your kids|By By Colleen Russo Johnson, PhD/Working Mother|September 24, 2020|Popular Science
While we’re not suggesting you binge-watch terrific TV at double speed or fast-forward through your favorite records, there’s a strong case to be made for clawing back time when you don’t have to be watching, listening, or reading too closely.
Read, watch, and listen to things faster than ever before|David Nield|September 9, 2020|Popular Science
We know that some people who’ve been exposed to common cold coronaviruses develop a terrific T cell response to those coronaviruses.
We Don’t Have to Despair - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Robert Bazell|August 12, 2020|Nautilus
I mean, there’s a terrific study from Toronto showing that the walkability of whatever ZIP code equivalent you’re in in Toronto, the walkability of that neighborhood predicted who gained how much weight over 10 or 20 years.
The Zero-Minute Workout (Ep. 383 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 2, 2020|Freakonomics
On Monday Mount calls to say he thinks the script is terrific.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marilyn Johnson is a writer with a terrific capacity for learning.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Iyer employs a terrific combination of erudition and absurdity that calls to mind the great postmodernists.
Lars Iyer’s ‘Wittgenstein Jr.’ Plumbs the Deep Fun of Philosophical Fiction|Drew Smith|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Our 18 working groups are a terrific resource to elected officials, whether they are running for president or not,” said Hook.
Exclusive: Romney Foreign Policy Team Is Schooling 2016's Republicans|Josh Rogin|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For all we know, Perdue may a terrific guy and a potentially great U.S. senator.
In 2014, You Can Still Buy a Senate Seat|Mark McKinnon|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The marines and bluejackets now pushed bravely on, but encountered a terrific fire from the troops within the forts.
The Three Midshipmen|W.H.G. Kingston
By this time it had achieved an almost inconceivable momentum, and was shooting downward at a terrific rate.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis
The vibration and noise were terrific; one could not see even these large shells coming out of the guns, only fire and smoke.
My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915|Monica M. Stanley
There is supposed to be some latent and terrific evil in remaining unmarried.
The Young Maiden|A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
It was three in the morning when I reached the farm-house, and today I am all unstrung and quivering after my terrific adventure.
The Last Galley|Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for terrific
terrific
/ (təˈrɪfɪk) /
adjective
very great or intensea terrific noise
informalvery good; excellenta terrific singer
very frightening
Derived forms of terrific
terrifically, adverb
Word Origin for terrific
C17: from Latin terrificus, from terrēre to frighten; see -fic