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terrif

terrif adjective: terrific; wonderful; very good.

Adjective

terrif (not comparable)

  1. (slang) terrific; wonderful; very good
    • "It's the same show, but I thought it was terrif. Would you like to see it again?"1960, Frederic Alexander Birmingham, It was Fun While it Lasted, page 214
    • Night, Arlene, it was terrif.2013, Janette Lawler, The Competent Woman, page 154

Forms of terrif

alternative formtriff

Origin of terrif

Clipping of terrific.

Questions about terrif

What does terrif mean?
Terrif means terrific; wonderful; very good.
What part of speech is terrif?
Terrif is an adjective.

Words near terrif in the dictionary

  1. terrierlike
  2. terrierman
  3. terriermen
  4. terriers
  5. terries
  6. terrif
  7. terrific
  8. terrifical
  9. terrifically
  10. terrification
  11. terrifications

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