I was interested enough in the etymology to do some googling; terrific has its roots in ‘terror’, much like horror/horrific. It was used as a generic intensifie

I was interested enough in the etymology to do some googling; terrific has its roots in ‘terror’, much like horror/horrific. It was used as a generic intensifier, often hyperbolically, which became common enough that it lost its negative connotation. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56865/why-does-terrible-mean-bad-and-terrific-mean-good https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56865/why-does-terrible-...