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enormous

enor.mous \i-no.r-m*s\ aj [L enormis, fr. e, ex out of + norma rule] 
   archaic  1a: ABNORMAL, INORDINATE  1b: exceedingly wicked : SHOCKING  2: 
   marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree M, COLOSSAL, 
   MAMMOTH mean exceedingly large or big. ENORMOUS suggests an exceeding of 
   all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree; IMMENSE implies an 
   exceeding of usual standards or measurements without suggesting, as 
   ENORMOUS often does, abnormality or monstrousness; HUGE commonly suggests 
   an immensity of bulk or amount; VAST usu. suggests immensity of extent; 
   GIGANTIC stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind; 
   COLOSSAL applies esp. to a human creation of stupendous or incredible 
   dimensions; MAMMOTH suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk - 
   enor.mous.ly av SYN syn ENORMOUS, IMMENSE, HUGE, VAST, GIGANTIC