Terrific vs Venerable - What's the difference?
terrific | venerable | Related terms |
(colloquial) Frighteningly good.
(colloquial) Astounding or awesome.
Terrifying; causing terror
Frightful or very unpleasant.
(colloquial) Extraordinarily great or intense.
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
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Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.
Terrific is a related term of venerable.
As adjectives the difference between terrific and venerable
is that terrific is (colloquial) frighteningly good while venerable is used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the anglican church.terrific
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Alternative forms
* terrifick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- I say! She's a terrific tennis player.
- The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
- The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.
- I've got a terrific hangover this morning.
- terrific speed
Synonyms
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* English terms derived from Latinvenerable
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Adjective
(en adjective)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.}}