It once meant something else, before good showmanship, hucksterism: terrific meant something a bit meaner than its usage today.
terrific: adjective
extraordinarily fine or intense;
extreme;
great;
astounding or awesome;
causing or tending to cause fear and terror;
terrifying;
dreadful.
(from the Latin, terrificus)
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