tremendous

Words with a similar base: tremendous

'tremendous'

[enormous.s.01] as in: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman

Examples:
an enormous boulder
enormous expenses
tremendous sweeping plains
a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology
a plane took off with a tremendous noise

'tremendous'

[fantastic.s.02] as in: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

Examples:
a fantastic trip to the Orient
the film was fantastic!
a howling success
a marvelous collection of rare books
had a rattling conversation about politics
a tremendous achievement

'tremendous'

[frightful.s.02] as in: extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Examples:
in a frightful hurry
spent a frightful amount of money

Origins

					tremendous (English)
└── tremendus (Latin)

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