Definition of TREMENDOUSLY

Examples of tremendous in a Sentence

He has a tremendous amount of energy.
The engine's power is tremendous.
She is a writer of tremendous talent.
We had a tremendous time.

Recent Examples of tremendous from the Web

The powerful crane would need to suck up tremendous amounts of electricity in short bursts.

— diane cardwell and andrew roberts, New York Times, "The Biggest, Strangest ‘Batteries’", 3 June 2017
He even was used in the option game from the slot, but showed tremendous hands when split wide as a downfield threat.

— tod palmer, kansascity, "Speedy Texas football star commits to Mizzou", 1 June 2017
Tremendous future' The friendly relationship between Blagojevich and Pritzker reaches back at least a decade earlier, when Pritzker unsuccessfully ran for a North Side congressional seat.

— todd lighty, chicagotribune.com, "J.B. Pritzker sought political office from Blagojevich, 2008 FBI wiretaps show", 31 May 2017
The Startups Showcase will have another tremendous set of companies showing off very innovative technologies, including a number of companies from throughout Latin America and a strong contingent from our ecosystem.

— nancy dahlberg, miamiherald, "As eMerge Americas evolves, what’s in store for 2017?", 31 May 2017
Since 2009, tremendous development has occurred all along the river, and more projects are in the planning phases.

— sandra baker, star-telegram, "Two pedestrian bridges spanning Trinity River to be ready soon", 31 May 2017
The deadly Sarin nerve agent or some other chemical weapon could also cause tremendous casualties.

— eric talmadge, The Seattle Times, "A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes", 30 May 2017
Tremendous amount of credit to coach Fisher, and coach Saban, for taking this game on.

— creg stephenson, AL.com, "Florida State assistant Tim Brewster on opener with Alabama, Twitter dustup with Jim Harbaugh", 25 May 2017
Humans have a tremendous capacity for love, but only slightly more powerful is our tendency toward violence, hate, and abuse.

— luke o'neil, Esquire, "The Internet Is Fine. It's the Users That Are Broken.", 23 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of tremendous

Latin tremendus, from gerundive of tremere

First Known Use: 1632

tremendous Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of tremendous

monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption

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