tremendous

Definition

Awe-inspiring; terrific.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure."
• "Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music."
• "There was a tremendous outpouring of support."