What is 2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.] The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon. -- Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. -- Ter"ri*bly, adv called?
terrible — 2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.] The terrible coldness of the season. Clarendon. -- Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. -- Ter"ri*bly, adv. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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