Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being terrible; dreadfulness; formidableness: as, the terribleness of a sight.
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- noun The characteristic of being
terrible .
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- noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness
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Examples
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Its in-your-face terribleness is so ham-fisted that it defies analysis, and its strict insistence on imitation permits no commentary on the form.
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra rosetiger 2004
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Not like they'd lose money doing that, unless the films hit new lows in terribleness.
Sam Raimi Willing to Return for Spider-Man 4 and Beyond « FirstShowing.net 2008
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But, by no one's craft, merely through the "terribleness" of the times, it had gone forever astray.
Kincaid's Battery George Washington Cable 1884
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season Jason Linkins 2010
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season Jason Linkins 2010
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season Jason Linkins 2010
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Axelrod says, that the economy is and was terrible and it will take time to deal with the remnants of the terribleness.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Jason Linkins 2010
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season Jason Linkins 2010
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Some were born terrible, some achieved terrible, a few others had terribleness thrust upon them.
The 10 Biggest Campaign Fails Of The 2010 Election Season Jason Linkins 2010
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