ripping

adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ripping at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree.

   the tree split with a great ripping sound

2. Very good; of the highest quality.

   made an excellent speech