terrific

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ter‧rif‧ic/təˈrɪfɪk/ adjective
[date : 1600-1700; Language : Latin; Origin : terrificus 'frightening', from terrere; ⇨ terrible]
1. informal very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited SYN great:
　 ▪ That’s a terrific idea!
　 ▪ The actress who played the lawyer was terrific.

2. very large in size or degree:
　 ▪ a terrific bang
　 ▪ He drank a terrific amount of beer.

adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
really
▪ The scene at this time was really terrific.
NOUN
job
▪ As an investigative reporter, Mundy does a terrific job of untangling this complex snarl of interrelated cases.
▪ You've done a terrific job.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a terrific crisis
▪ Your dress looks terrific!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A terrific industrial upheaval at the present moment might be dangerous from the standpoint of a democratic People's Peace.
▪ After a rough start, he racked up a terrific year in 1996.
▪ Geidt and Jack Willis, who plays the other son, are terrific throughout.
▪ Quantities of leg and headroom are generous, rearward seat travel in particular, and all-round vision is terrific.
▪ This terrific park is worth the trip.
▪ Your Mr Bernard is, by the by, even if unwell, a terrific fellow.