TERRIBILEM, terribilem
Sounds Like: ter-RIH-bih-lem
Translations: terrible, dreadful, frightful, awful, a terrible one, a dreadful one
From the root: TERRIBILIS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that causes terror or fear. It is used to qualify a noun, indicating that the noun possesses the quality of being terrible or awe-inspiring. For example, it could describe a terrible beast or a dreadful sight.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, TERRIBILIS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- TERRIBILIS — terrible, dreadful, formidable, frightful, awful
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