terrific meaning
terrific :
extremely good, excellent
adjective
▪ The movie was terrific.
▪ The movie was excellent.
▪ She did a terrific job.
▪ She did an excellent job.
paraphrasing
▪ excellent – extremely good
▪ wonderful – very good
▪ amazing – very impressive
▪ outstanding – exceptionally good
Pronunciation
terrific [təˈrɪf.ɪk]
The stress is on the second syllable 'rif', sounding like 'te-RIF-ik'.
Common phrases and grammar about terrific
terrific - Common meaning
adjective
extremely good, excellent
Part of Speech Changes for "terrific"
▪ terrifically (adverb) – extremely well
▪ terrificity (noun) – quality of being terrific
Common Expressions with "terrific"
▪ terrific job – an excellent job
▪ terrific performance – an outstanding performance
▪ absolutely terrific – extremely good
▪ really terrific – very excellent
Important examples of terrific in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, terrific is used to describe something as excellent or outstanding.
Example of a confusing word: terrible (very bad)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, terrific is used as an adjective and may require correct placement in sentences.
terrific
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
terrific job
means 'excellent work', used when praising someone's work.
absolutely terrific
means 'extremely good', used to emphasize excellence.
Differences between similar words and terrific
terrific
,
excellent
differences
terrific is used to describe something as extremely good, while excellent can be used in more formal contexts.
terrific
,
outstanding
differences
terrific means very good in an informal way, while outstanding is used to highlight exceptional quality.
Words with the same origin as terrific
The origin of terrific
The word 'terrific' comes from the Latin 'terrificus,' meaning causing terror, but its modern usage has shifted to mean excellent.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'terr-' (from terror), root 'ific', and suffix 'ic', so terrific originally meant 'causing terror'.
Words with the same origin
The root of 'terrific' is 'terr', meaning 'fear'. Words with the same root include terrible (causing fear), terror (extreme fear), and territorial (related to territory).
