Magnificent
Magnificent adjective - Large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception.
Terrifying and magnificent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrifying" instead an adjective "Magnificent".
Nearby Word: magnificence
Terrifying
Terrifying adjective - Causing fear.
Magnificent and terrifying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Magnificent" instead an adjective "Terrifying".
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When Annie sees Coyote in the ether he can best be described as a starry night sky with lots of teeth and eyes, and she rightly describes him as "magnificent and terrifying".
- In the manga, he has much, much more of the trappings of a terrifying superpowered Magnificent Bastard with the grandeur (and tragic flaw) of a Shakespearean villain.
Source: Smug Snake / Anime and Manga - About thirty years later, he did a turn as Babylon 5's Magnificent Bastard, Alfred Bester, and many viewers were shocked to discover that Walter Koenig not only had versatility and range, he could be charismatic and downright terrifying.
Source: Sugar Wiki / He Really Can Act
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