turrible

Adjective

terrible (comparative terribler or more terrible, superlative terriblest or most terrible)

1. Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
   • The witch laid a terrible curse on him.
2. Formidable, powerful.
   • […]and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog," and "real old salt," and such-like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
3. Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
   • He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.
4. Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
   • The food was terrible, but it was free.
5. Very bad; lousy.
   • Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.
6. (Ireland, especially) Prone to a particular temptation.
   • He's a terrible man for beer.

   Synonyms:

   awful

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