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Swell Terrific Crossword Clue

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199%3Exact Match!
239%7 Origins of terrific hubbub below and terrific hubbub above
328%6 Fabulous or terrific

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We think the answer is "RAD" which means:

    noun
  • • A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
  • • The unit of plane angle adopted under the systeme international d'unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
  • adjective
  • • Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
  • • Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
  • • Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
  • • Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
  • • Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
  • • (of a sound) produced using the root of the tongue.
  • • Involving free radicals.
  • • Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
  • • (1980s & 1990s) excellent; awesome.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "That skateboard trick was rad!"
  • • "The concert last night was absolutely rad!"

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New York Times16 Apr 1993 Down 62
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