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tremendous

Pronunciation: /trɪˈmɛndəs/
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Definition of tremendous

adjective

  • 1very great in amount, scale, or intensity:Penny put in a tremendous amount of time there was a tremendous explosion
  • informal extremely good or impressive; excellent:the crew did a tremendous job
  • 2 archaic inspiring awe or dread.

Derivatives

tremendously

adverb
[as submodifier]:he has worked tremendously hard

tremendousness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin tremendus (gerundive of tremere 'tremble') + -ous

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