tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
: to a great or tremendous extent : extremely
a tremendously important decision
a tremendously impressive performance
It was tremendously depressing for me to work there, and it happened that I was not enjoying going to work, so I requested a transfer.Sydney Lewis
In between is the real movie: the kinetic beauty of parkour, captured in tremendously enjoyable high-speed sequences that, once again, draw energy from the photogenic beauty of everyday New York City landscapes.Lisa Schwarzbaum

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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But at the other end, Dort’s floor spacing efficiency has plummeted during these playoffs, which hurts the Thunder tremendously. Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025 Under his leadership, our tax and fee burden has increased tremendously. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025 Though around 70 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, the numbers vary tremendously by state. Alana Semuels, Time, 7 May 2025 Moving, created by Kang Full, and his second series, Light Shop, both have done tremendously well. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremendously was in 1669

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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendously. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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