ENOR'MOUS, adjective [Latin enormis; e and norma, a rule.] 1. Going beyond the usual measure or rule. Enormous in their gait. 2. Excursive; beyond the limits of a regular figure. The enormous part of the light in the circumference of every lucid point. 3. Great beyond the common measure; excessive; as enormous crime or guilt. 4. Exceeding, in bulk or highth, the common measure; as an enormous form; a man of enormous size. 5. Irregular; confused; disordered; unusual.
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