tremendous

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman
  2. adjective extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
  3. adjective 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.

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Synonyms

enormous

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