The army suffered a tremendous defeat.
SYNONYM(S): frightful, horrible.a tremendous sum, a wrestler of tremendous strength. That is a tremendous house for a family of three.
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tre|men|dous — «trih MEHN duhs», adjective. 1. dreadful; very severe; awful: »The army suffered a tremendous defeat. SYNONYM(S): frightful, horrible. 2. Informal. very great; enormous; immense: »a tremendous sum, a wrestler of tremendous strength. That is a… … Useful english dictionary
tre|men´dous|ness — tre|men|dous «trih MEHN duhs», adjective. 1. dreadful; very severe; awful: »The army suffered a tremendous defeat. SYNONYM(S): frightful, horrible. 2. Informal. very great; enormous; immense: »a tremendous sum, a wrestler of tremendous strength.… … Useful english dictionary
tre·men·dous — … Useful english dictionary
men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… … English syllables
dous — ac·an·thop·o·dous; ae·lu·rop·o·dous; am·blyp·o·dous; brach·i·op·o·dous; chi·rop·o·dous; cir·rop·o·dous; cla·dous; dis·cop·o·dous; dol·i·chop·o·dous; dous·er; dous·ti·o·ni; he·map·o·dous; hex·ap·o·dous; hor·ren·dous; jeop·ar·dous; lig·ni·per·dous; … English syllables
tremendous — tre·men·dous … English syllables
tremendously — tre·men·dous·ly … English syllables
tremendous — tre•men•dous [[t]trɪˈmɛn dəs[/t]] adj. 1) extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner[/ex] 2) extraordinary in excellence: a tremendous movie[/ex] 3) dreadful or awful; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying •… … From formal English to slang
tremendous — tre|men|dous [ trə mendəs ] adjective ** 1. ) usually before noun used for emphasizing that something such as an amount, achievement, or feeling is extremely great, important, or strong: a tremendous success I have tremendous respect for my… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tremendous — tre|men|dous S2 [trıˈmendəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: tremendus, from tremere; TREMBLE] 1.) very big, fast, powerful etc ▪ Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook. ▪ She was making a tremendous effort to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
