Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terrif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ter-rif
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

terrific; wonderful; very good

Slang

Example Sentences

""It's the same show, but I thought it was terrif. Would you like to see it again?""
"Night, Arlene, it was terrif."

Etymology

Clipping of terrific.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

triff (alternative)

Questions

What does terrif mean?: terrific; wonderful; very good
Where does terrif come from?: Clipping of terrific.

How to pronounce terrif

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