1788 H. Downman (ed. 4) vi. 637 The stream Of lightning,..safe convey'd, In unterrific silence, to the ground.
1834 T. Carlyle ii. iii. 42/2 Not unterrific was the aspect; but we looked on it like brave youths.
1887 J. Ruskin II. xi. 393 A majestic, but unterrific, fortalice of cliff.