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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. informal.
    very exciting or unusual
  3. informal.
    (intensifier)

    a tremendous help

  4. archaic.
    terrible 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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Derived Forms

  • ٰˈԻdzܲԱ, noun
  • ٰˈԻdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ٰ··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ٰ··dzܲ adjective
  • un·ٰ··dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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

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According to Barbara Res, a former executive vice president of the Trump Organization, "he had a tremendous resentment for Japan" and was jealous that they were considered business geniuses.

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“We’ve had a tremendous return to U.S. taxpayers. Over $3 billion has been returned to U.S. coffers in the United States,” Sullivan said.

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She said she was the only member of the ATS to be sent to Washington, describing it as a "tremendous honour".

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The system for serving the county’s unhoused population is under “tremendous strain,” with too many agencies confused about their role, the authors wrote.

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The complex search and rescue mission has included the US Army and Navy, plus Lithuanian and Polish Armed Forces in an effort that has required "tremendous resources", the statement said.

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