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Quotation dates: 1901
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TREMENDOUS, adj., adv. Also tremendiss (Fif. 1872 Mrs G. Cupples Tappy's Chicks 145), tirmendous (Slk. 1899 C. M. Thomson Drummeldale 5); tremendious (Sh. 1901 T. P. Ollason Mareel 14; Abd. 1926 Abd. Univ. Review (March) 115; Gen.Sc.) (see etym. note.). Sc. forms and adv. usage, as an intensive: exceedingly, extremely, very much, = colloq. Eng. 'terribly'. [trə′mɛnd(j)əs]Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters xxi.:
A jovial gang lang-syne that used to sweer tremendous.
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