tremendous
Americanadjective
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extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity.
a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
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extraordinary in excellence.
a tremendous movie.
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dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying.
adjective
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vast; huge
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informal very exciting or unusual
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informal (intensifier)
a tremendous help
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archaic terrible or dreadful
Related Words
See huge.
Other Word Forms
- tremendously adverb
- tremendousness noun
- untremendous adjective
- untremendousness noun
Etymology
Origin of tremendous
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin tremendus “dreadful, to be shaken by,” equivalent to trem(ere) “to shake, quake” + -endus gerund suffix
Example Sentences
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In Trent-Wilson’s case, the judge said, the deal put a “no-risk obligation” on the agency while creating “tremendous risk” for the surrogate.
Justin Herbert, who otherwise had a tremendous and gutty game, was intercepted a yard away from the end zone in the first half.
From Los Angeles Times
"I see it as a tremendous opportunity for the family to enjoy a fresh-air Christmas morning," said Brentford chairman Martin Lange at the time.
From BBC
“If they’re willing to invest money, it will be a tremendous signal for the others.”
"There was a tremendous bias amongst collectors of rock and roll music from around the world against music in the native language of the country that it was created," he says.
From BBC
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