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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

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.

[The [-djəs] form, also found in Eng. dial., represents the by-form tremenduous (after conspicuous, innocuous, etc.) found in Eng. till c.1800. O.Sc. has tremenduous, 1632.]

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