tremendous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very large in amount, size, or degree.

   There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

2. 2
   adj

   Extremely good or impressive.

   Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

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