Dictionary
ter•ri•ble
Pronunciation: (ter'u-bul), [key]—
adj.
1. distressing; severe:
a terrible winter.
2. extremely bad; horrible:
terrible coffee; a terrible movie.
3. exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful.
4. formidably great:
a terrible responsibility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.