— tremendously , adv. — tremendousness , n.
/tri men"deuhs/ , adj.
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.
[ 1625-35; tremendus dreadful, to be shaken by, equiv. to trem ( ere ) to shake, quake + -endus ger. suffix ]
Syn. 1. See huge .