tremendous
adj/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.
Definitions
Awe-inspiring
Awe-inspiring; terrific.
- This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure.
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
- Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
- There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
- The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tremendous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA