terrível

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Learned borrowing from Latin terribilis. By surface analysis, terror +‎ -ível.

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: ter‧rí‧vel

terrível m or f (plural terríveis, comparable, comparative mais terrível, superlative o mais terrível or terribilíssimo)

1. terrible

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador

   • 2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 555:

     Harry passou por uma provação terrível esta noite.

     Harry undergone a terrible ordeal tonight.

• terrivelmente