tremendous
/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ adjective B1- Awe-inspiring; terrific.
- Notable for its size, power, or excellence. · Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great · There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
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It is a most tremendous monster, like a great spider, with a body as big as an elephant and legs as long as a tree trunk.
The torrent, swollen by the melting snow, plunges into a tremendous abyss, from which the spray rolls up like the smoke from a burning house.
“An admirable and unique weapon,” said he, “noiseless and of tremendous power: I knew Von Herder, the blind German mechanic, who constructed it to the order of the late Professor Moriarty.
Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair after his whimsical protest, and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist.
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