Definition of terrifically in English:
terrifically
adverb təˈrɪfɪklitəˈrɪfɪk(ə)li
1With great intensity; to a great extent.
incendiary bombs flashed terrifically
the system was expanding terrifically
as submodifier I feel terrifically frustrated
Example sentencesExamples
- The seat is terrifically frayed, almost threadbare now.
- I was terrifically hungry.
- That angers me terrifically.
- It's terrifically difficult for her to cross the sitting-room to her favorite chair.
- The story here isn't terrifically bad, but it's not terrifically believable, either.
- 1.1informal In an extremely good way.
she is doing terrifically in the show
as submodifier a terrifically entertaining novel
Sue and I get on terrifically well
Example sentencesExamples
- We've used it for about 8 months now and it appears to work terrifically.
- She gives her best performance yet in this terrifically acted relationship drama set in the Australian desert.
- The play is a terrifically funny work that can survive ham-fisted ad-libs.
- The orchestra, to a man, played terrifically - the best I have heard it yet.
- The scene is terrifically done: in her body language you can see that her heart and head are telling her completely different things.
- We all got along terrifically, and I had a great time.
Definition of terrifically in US English:
terrifically
adverbtəˈrifik(ə)lētəˈrɪfɪk(ə)li
1With great intensity; to a great extent.
incendiary bombs flashed terrifically
the system was expanding terrifically
as submodifier I feel terrifically frustrated
Example sentencesExamples
- I was terrifically hungry.
- It's terrifically difficult for her to cross the sitting-room to her favorite chair.
- The seat is terrifically frayed, almost threadbare now.
- The story here isn't terrifically bad, but it's not terrifically believable, either.
- That angers me terrifically.
- 1.1informal In an extremely good way.
she is doing terrifically in the show
as submodifier a terrifically entertaining novel
Sue and I get along terrifically well
Example sentencesExamples
- The scene is terrifically done: in her body language you can see that her heart and head are telling her completely different things.
- The orchestra, to a man, played terrifically - the best I have heard it yet.
- The play is a terrifically funny work that can survive ham-fisted ad-libs.
- She gives her best performance yet in this terrifically acted relationship drama set in the Australian desert.
- We all got along terrifically, and I had a great time.
- We've used it for about 8 months now and it appears to work terrifically.