† enormiousadj.
Obsolete.
1. Deviating from ordinary rule or type, irregular, extraordinary; = enormous adj. 1, 3.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adjective]
enorm?1518
enormousa1533
enormious1604
exorbitant1607
erratical1646
wanton1743
anormal1812
abnormal1817
freak-storm1898
1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Enormious, out of square, vnorderly.
a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) iii. 151 And I have..beheld much enormious proceedings..both in the Commissioners and in their Officers.
1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 60 (T.) The enormious additions of their artificial heights.
2. Of persons or their actions: Extraordinarily wicked, outrageous, monstrous; = enormous adj. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [adjective]
awlyc1200
grievousa1300
grilla1300
uglya1300
strongc1300
outrageousa1325
heinousc1374
excessive1393
curseda1400
fella1400
misshapenc1400
rankc1400
monstruousc1425
enorm1481
prodigiousc1487
villainous1489
nefand1490
sceleratea1513
monstrous1531
funestal1538
enormious1545
facinorous1548
flagitious1550
dire1567
bonable1575
felonious1575
bomination1589
unvenial?1589
heathenish1592
enormous1593
villainous1598
nameless1611
pitchy1612
funest1636
funestous1641
scarleta1643
nefandous1649
aversable1663
atrocious1669
frightful1700
flagrant1706
atrocea1734
diabolical1750
unspeakable1831
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > extremely wicked
deepOE
blackOE
outrageousa1325
heinousc1374
flagitiousc1384
excessive1393
rankc1400
enorm1481
prodigiousc1487
villainous1489
terriblec1510
sceleratea1513
monstrous1531
enormious1545
facinorous1548
monstruous1562
felonious1575
enormous1593
facinoriousa1616
rounda1638
scarlet1710
facinerose1727
atrocious1772
outraging1895
1545 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. New Test. Luke 67 a Enormeous..sins.
?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 99 That detestable professyon of a lyfe so enormiouse.
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Divv To giue the King to vnderstand the inormious abuse thereof.
1610 Bible (Douay) II. Jer. l. comm. God..is severe when he punisheth enormious sinners.
1650 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions (ed. 2) Addit. iii. 420 To prevent some enormious act.
1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 24 Those inormious and hatefull loathsomenesses.
1665 J. Sergeant Sure-footing in Christianity 91 If the motions he had to keep him good were very strong and efficacious, he is still more enormious.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [adverb]
foullyOE
ranklyOE
awly?c1225
wickc1330
deeplyc1384
cursedlyc1386
outrageouslya1387
wickeda1400
outragelya1425
heinouslyc1440
enormly1538
arrantly?1548
enormouslya1617
flagitiously1622
enormiouslya1641
flagrantly1756
atrociously1765
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] > heinously
foullyOE
deeplyc1384
outrageouslya1387
outragelya1425
heinouslyc1440
rankly?1534
enormly1538
enormouslya1617
flagitiously1622
enormiouslya1641
atrociously1765
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 59 Those many errors and mistakings, whereinto they so often and enormiously fell.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 68 Thousands of bad Christians, who have..profaned enormiously that sacred name of Unction.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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