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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tremendous \Tre*men"dous\, a. [L. tremendus that is to be trembled at, fearful, fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble .] Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 awe-inspiring; terrific. 2 Notable for its size, power, or excellence. 3 extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, "awful, dreadful, terrible," from Latin tremendus "fearful, to be dreaded, terrible," literally "to be trembled at," gerundive form of tremere "to tremble" (see tremble (v.)). Hyperbolic or intensive sense of "extraordinarily great or good, immense" ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/major/huge/tremendous challenge ▪ Building the tunnel presented a major challenge to engineers. a great/enormous/tremendous etc relief ▪ It was a great relief to him when she returned safely. a supreme/tremendous ...
Usage examples of tremendous.
My contention is that they were impelled, not by the teachings of Anarchism, but by the tremendous pressure of conditions, making life unbearable to their sensitive natures.
And then the agent had gone on a tremendous amplification all over the planet, and it was still expanding its burn, with no end in sight.
Captain Barker had plucked the napkin from his throat, caught up his sword from a chair, and was buckling on the belt in a tremendous hurry.
The same courage which obtains the esteem of a civilized enemy provokes the fury of a savage, and the impatient besieger had bound himself by a tremendous oath, that age, and sex, and dignity, should be confounded in a general massacre.
There was no answer at firstjust this tremendous, roaring voice blatting out the strangely regular sounds.
Thousands upon thousands the cones bristled, pyramiding to the base of one tremendous spire that tapered up almost to the top of the shaft itself.
But he was that rare combination of an outstanding seaman and a tremendous social asset on a passenger ship, and it was for these reasons that captain Bullen had insisted on having him aboard.
In this piece, one confronts the beginnings of Gothic carving and the tremendous expressionism of the northern world .
Presently, having got things arranged to his satisfaction, the expressman got some wood and made up a tremendous fire in his stove.
He either had tremendous horticultural skills or had hired a superb landscaping service.
Shrouds parted with dismal twangs and the mainmast went over with a tremendous crash, amid a chorus of furious yells.
Despite his tremendous virility, Malemute Kid was possessed of a softer, womanly element, which could win the confidence of a snarling wolf-dog or draw confessions from the most wintry heart.
Remembering what I had been like when I was younger, I was sure Lillian Martingale must think this all a tremendous lark.
I--well, anyway, the channels that the matrices run in must be tremendous.
The telemetry is working, and the laser microprogramming is coming along, but there is still a tremendous amount of work to be done on the encephalographic code.