Terrific \Ter*rif"ic\, a. [L. terrificus; fr. terrere: to frighten
+ facere: to make. See Terror, and Fact.] Causing
terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a
terrific form; a terrific sight.

Is it a symptom of society in decay that this word has come to mean:

Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis,
p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.] 1. Excelling;
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities;

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