tremendously

[trih-men-duhs-lee]

adverb

1. to an extraordinary degree.

   Almost immediately, Superman became a tremendously popular show and is now considered a television classic.

Other Word Forms

• untremendously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tremendously¹

tremendous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Sometimes when you’re a real estate developer, I think you have to be tremendously optimistic,” Kroenke told the Los Angeles Times.

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“Dip buying has worked tremendously well. It’s been a good strategy for the past few years.”

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I found working with such interesting and intelligent people tremendously energizing.

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However, it has become apparent that their dealings are quite material and that investors care tremendously about them.

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But as her four-legged friend grew tremendously in size, so did the responsibility.

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• excessively 
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