tremendousness
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The tremendousness of the assertion took away my breath.
From The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds by George Henry Weiss
It may be that he had had bitter experience in that line, or again, mayhap the newness and tremendousness of this other task stimulated him.
From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Oskar Pfungst
A good instance of the way in which the tremendousness of a catastrophe may banish fear was given me by a Stanford student.
From Memories and Studies by Henry James
Nor is the pre-eminent tremendousness of the great Sperm Whale anywhere more feelingly comprehended, than on board of those prows which stem him.
From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Herman Melville
Would not determination rise in him with new tremendousness, and would not hope, after its rebirth in despair, soar to undreamed of heights?
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
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