Terribility

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being terrible. uncountable, usually

    "VVhen I deſcend into my ſelf, and contemplat my moſt terrible horrible terribility, I can hardly hold my ſelf vvithin my ſelf; […]"

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terriblenessterribleness

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"VVhen I deſcend into my ſelf, and contemplat my moſt terrible horrible terribility, I can hardly hold my ſelf vvithin my ſelf; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English terryblete, from Middle French terribleté, terribilité and its etymon, Late Latin terribilitās.

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