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Added 9 October 2026

tremendous

/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ adjective

Latin root: tremendus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tremendous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.
an enormous boulder
Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
a fantastic trip to the Orient
Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.
in a frightful hurry

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

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