tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
: to a great or tremendous extent : extremely
a tremendously important decision
a tremendously impressive performance
It was tremendously depressing for me to work there, and it happened that I was not enjoying going to work, so I requested a transfer.Sydney Lewis
In between is the real movie: the kinetic beauty of parkour, captured in tremendously enjoyable high-speed sequences that, once again, draw energy from the photogenic beauty of everyday New York City landscapes.Lisa Schwarzbaum

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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Washington has itself another tremendously talented outfielder. Jim Bowden, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Our legacy series are doing tremendously well, 9-1-1, Only Murders In the Building, Grey’s Anatomy. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025 This choice has already begun to pay off tremendously. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 It's been a tremendously hard time and from the bottom of my heart, thank you everyone. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremendously was in 1669

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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendously. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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