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Terrific

(5 stories)

"It's archaic to use terrific to mean causing terror."
"I bet you'd say decimate can mean destroy."
"Yes."
"That's terrific!"
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Erotomania is a terrific word.
But it can make for something of a stiff sentence.

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'As the witch you told me I would be terrified when I made the Journey of Greats. There was nothing terrific about it', Jay said
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The air vibrated, animals stock still, birds voiceless. The terrific explosion seared through the atmosphere- obliterating all. #130story

Earlier, Jon uttered a killer phrase. That, I said, would make a terrific short story title. Now I can't remember one lousy word. #130story