terrible

/teˈrible/ · A2 · adj

terrible, awful, horrible

Same spelling as English terrible; from Latin terrere, to frighten

A true cognate: Latin terribilis, from terrere (to frighten), the root of terror and terrify. Say it Spanish-style: teh-REE-bleh, stress on REE. Like old English terrific, it can also mean very great or intense.

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