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Horrible means the same thing as horrific, so why doesn't terrible mean the same thing as terrific?

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thats mind blowing

guest on June 3, 2019

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I always thought the exact same thing!!!!

YEE on June 23, 2019

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Ive thought that too! but with terror= terrific

potato on July 21, 2019

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One of the definitions of terrific is "Causing terror".

Not Funny on October 2, 2019

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The definition "causing terror" is archaic. Terrible and terrific both come from the Latin root 'terrere'. Horrible and horrific both come from the Latin root 'horrere'. Terrifying comes from a different root and horrifying comes from a different root though. Sometimes English is stupid.

phenomenae on November 17, 2019

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um... english was always stupid.

hi on September 1, 2020

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Then I’d Be Terrible.

Hello’s Random Account on October 23, 2021

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