tremendous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   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.

2. 2
   adj

   Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

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

3. 3
   adj

   Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

   There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

4. 4
   adj

   extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

5. 5
   adj

   extraordinarily good or great

6. 6
   adj

   extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Etymology

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