Enormous
(adjective)
- Very large and extensive in size, amount, or degree.
- Extremely great in scale or degree.
- Unusually or disproportionately large.
Origin:
From middle english enormus, from old french enorme, from latin enormis ("out of the ordinary, monstrous, enormous"), from e- ("out of") + norma ("a rule, pattern"), from nōrma ("a carpenter"s square, rule"), from nōrmus ("straight, level").
Examples:
- The building was enormous.
- The company's profits were enormous.
- The storm caused enormous damage.
- She had an enormous appetite.
- He had an enormous influence on the company.