tremendous
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- //tɹɪˈmɛndəs//
- //tɹəˈmɛndəs//
Awe-inspiring; terrific.
aggettivo
- 1
Awe-inspiring; terrific.
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.
- 2
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- 3
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.
Etimologia
Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.
Forme
- comparativo
- more tremendous
- superlativo
- most tremendous