Terrible

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21.

2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.] The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon.

Synonyms: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful; horrible; shocking; awful. Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. Ter"ri*bly, adv.