tremendous
[ trih-men-duh s ]
/ trɪˈmɛn dəs /
adjective
extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
extraordinary in excellence: a tremendous movie.
dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying.
Origin of tremendous
1625–35; < Latin
tremendus dreadful, to be shaken by, equivalent to
trem(ere) to shake, quake +
-endus gerund suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for tremendous
tremendous
/ (trɪˈmɛndəs) /
adjective
vast; huge
informal
very exciting or unusual
informal
(intensifier)
a tremendous help
archaic
terrible or dreadful
Derived forms of tremendous
tremendously, adverb tremendousness, nounWord Origin for tremendous
C17: from Latin
tremendus terrible, literally: that is to be trembled at, from
tremere to quake