Terríbilis, & hoc terríbile, p. c. Idem. Vi. Terrible: dreadful: horrible to be feared.Ira terribilis. Vir. Terribilem afflatu paus, visúque tyrannum. Stat.Alpectus terribilis.Cic. Anguis terribilis. Ouid.Caligo terribilis. Lucret. Mors terribilis bestijs, quorum cum vita omnia extinguÛtur.Cic.Formæ terribiles visu. Vir. Sonitus terribilis. Vir. Tubæ terribiles. Ouid.Tremere tumultu terribili.Cic.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
terrĭbĭlis, e, adj. [terreo], frightful, dreadful, terrible (class.; syn.: dirus, horribilis, torvus). I.Lit.: quam terribilis aspectu!Cic. Sest. 8, 19; cf.: jam ipsi urbi terribilis erat, Liv. 44, 10, 6: furiis accensus et irā terribilis, Verg. A. 12, 947: terribilis cunctis et invisus, Suet. Dom. 12: noverca, Ov. M. 1, 147: fera, id. H. 9, 34: tyrannus affatu, Stat. S. 3, 3, 73: visu formae, Verg. A. 6, 277: vultus, Ov. M. 1, 265: squalor Charontis, Verg. A. 6, 299; cf.: incultu, tenebris, odore foeda atque terribilis ejus (carceris) facies est, Sall. C. 55, 4: at tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 842 P. (Ann. v. 452 Vahl.): sonitus, Lucr. 6, 155: tumultus, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 153 Müll. (Ann. v. 311 Vahl.): caligo, Lucr. 6, 852: mors, Cic. Par. 2, 18: horror, Quint. 11, 3, 160: exspectatio adventūs Jubae, Suet. Caes. 66. — Comp.: cujus (viri) virtute terribilior erat populus Romanus exteris gentibus, Cic. Phil. 2, 26, 65: cum alia aliis terribiliora afferentur, Liv. 4, 26, 7: majora ac terribiliora afferre, id. 25, 29, 3.—II.Transf., demanding reverence, venerable (late Lat.): scripturae, Cod. Just. 3, 1, 13.—Sup. seems not to occur.—Adv.: terrĭbĭlĭter, fearfully, dreadfully, terribly (late Lat.): sonus caeli terribiliter concrepantis, Arn. 2, 57: admonere, Aug. Conf. 12, 25: Vulg. Psa. 138, 14.—Comp. and sup. seem not to occur.