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terrible

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome.

The witch laid a terrible curse on him.
Origin: , from , from , from terreō. Compare terror, deter.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “>> He was in that like terrible movie with”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026

Formidable, powerful.

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  • “I’ve read quite a bit about “starlight tours” but not Neil Stonechild specifically. I’m aware of it as a terrible, racist, inhuman practice. Sounds like a shitty book.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Trump’s rash decision on U.S. troops in Germany follows Putin phone call (again) https://www.europesays.com/germany/10418/ Maddow: Trump is terrible at everything except this one thing 12:04 Trump’s rash decision on U.S. troops in…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's two different colours it looks terrible”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Coupled with game systems getting stale and long in the tooth, DT was not as well recieved as previous expansions. It doesn't mean it was terrible, it just wasn't up to the standard that had been set.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “i'm telling you quite clearly that it would be a terrible shame if the RBA offices burned down.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

Intense; extreme in degree or extent.

"He is the right sort of man for a labourer, but he is a terrible eater, to be sure," thought the farmer.
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  • “whats awesome about chrome just being fucking terrible is websites i have to use do not work on firefox. so i have to keep chrome around. which is so cool”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Storm Troopers are terrible shots... every time the Empire strikes back.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I've been terrible about it for years, despite having a family history of skin cancer as long as my arm. Dad getting real deal skin cancer last year and not just weird moles made me actually commit to it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “not at all. General consensus seems to be that the pacing is terrible, among other things. I haven't watched because the last season left a bad taste in my mouth”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Triangle Orchestra of Amateur Strings at the Cary Arts Center tomorrow, Ritmo Latino Festival at Town Hall campus this Saturday, Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle at the Cary Arts Center on Saturday, and much more is happening This Week in Cary: bit.ly/3OYAoWY”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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