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The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.

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  1. n. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.
  2. n. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity.
  3. n. the quality of being outrageous
  4. n. vastness of size or extent
  5. n. the quality of extreme wickedness
  6. n. an act of extreme wickedness
  7. 1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. The enormity of his learned acquisitions. De Quincey. 2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South.
  8. n:100 n. vastness of size or extent n. the quality of extreme wickedness n. an act of extreme wickedness