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tremendous

[trih-men-duhs]

adjective

  1. extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity.

    a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.

  2. extraordinary in excellence.

    a tremendous movie.

  3. dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying.



tremendous

/ ٰɪˈɛԻə /

adjective

  1. vast; huge

  2. informalvery exciting or unusual

  3. informal(intensifier)

    a tremendous help

  4. archaicterrible or dreadful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tremendously adverb
  • tremendousness noun
  • untremendous adjective
  • untremendousness noun
  • ٰˈԻdzܲԱ noun
  • ٰˈԻdzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tremendous1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin tremendus “dreadful, to be shaken by,” equivalent to trem(ere) “to shake, quake” + -endus gerund suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tremendous1

C17: from Latin tremendus terrible, literally: that is to be trembled at, from tremere to quake
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Synonym Study

See huge.
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He said the deal shows how conservation goals and tribes’ efforts to regain lands can align in ways that bring tremendous benefits.

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“Prosecutors wield tremendous authority and discretion, and with that comes a heightened responsibility to adhere to the ethical standards of the legal profession,” said State Bar Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona.

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She faced tremendous sexism but figured out ways to succeed.

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And what I mean by that is, I wanted his silence to speak tremendous volumes.

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“As with any event of this magnitude, there are a tremendous number of moving pieces,” he said.

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