tremendous
tremendous
adj.
Terrible, lit. or Met.: P. and V. δεινός.
Alarming, lit.: P. and V. δεινός, φοβερός, φρῑκώδης, V. δύσχῐμος, ἔμφοβος.
Met., great, vast: P. and V. ἀ̆μήχᾰνος, μέγιστος, ὑ̆περφυής (Aesch. Frag.), ὑ̆πέρπολυς.
adj.
Terrible, lit. or Met.: P. and V. δεινός.
Alarming, lit.: P. and V. δεινός, φοβερός, φρῑκώδης, V. δύσχῐμος, ἔμφοβος.
Met., great, vast: P. and V. ἀ̆μήχᾰνος, μέγιστος, ὑ̆περφυής (Aesch. Frag.), ὑ̆πέρπολυς.
TREMENDOUS
terribilis: formidolosus: reformidandus: metuendus: timendus (☞ formidabilis only poetical) [SYN. in FEARFUL]: ingens: immanis (huge monstrous). Very tremendous horribilis; horrendus; saevus: a tremendous storm tempestas turbulentissima vehementissima: to be tremendous formidini terrori esse alicui.
terribilis: formidolosus: reformidandus: metuendus: timendus (☞ formidabilis only poetical) [SYN. in FEARFUL]: ingens: immanis (huge monstrous). Very tremendous horribilis; horrendus; saevus: a tremendous storm tempestas turbulentissima vehementissima: to be tremendous formidini terrori esse alicui.
tremendous:
1. immānis, e (enormous, monstrous): a serpent of t. size, i. corpore serpens, Lucr. 5, 34: Caes.: Cic. So ingens: v.IMMENSE , HUGE .
2. formīdŏlōsus (of a nature to inspire dread; frightful): v.FORMIDABLE .
3. horrĭbĭlis, terrĭbĭlis: v.HORRIBLE , TERRIBLE . (Tremendus = worthy to be trembled at: Virg. Aen. 2, 199.) [N.B.--Sometimes a superlative adj. will best serve: a t. war, bellum maximum, gravissimum, atrocissimum, formidolosissimum: or some intensive word may give the requisite force: so t. a tempest, adeo foeda tempestas, ut ..., Liv. 21, 58, init.: so t. was the fury of the conflict, tantus fuit ardor armorum, ib. 22, 5.]
1. immānis, e (enormous, monstrous): a serpent of t. size, i. corpore serpens, Lucr. 5, 34: Caes.: Cic. So ingens: v.
2. formīdŏlōsus (of a nature to inspire dread; frightful): v.
3. horrĭbĭlis, terrĭbĭlis: v.