Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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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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