tremendous

adj. 1 colloq. Remarkable, considerable, excellent. 2 awe-inspiring, overpowering.  tremendously adv. [latin tremendus to be trembled at: related to *tremor]

a. Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.