enormity
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Enormity, though, does Paddington no favors; smallness of stature is intrinsic to his appeal.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 12, 2015
He may set forth the Enormity of any great Sin, and the Certainty of the Punishment, that is to follow it.
From An Enquiry into an Origin of Honour; and the Usefulness of Christianity in War by Mandeville, Bernard
Enormity is used of deeds of unusual horror; enormousness, of things of unusual size.
From Practical Exercises in English by Buehler, Huber Gray
"Your Enormity" is a delightful variant on "Your Excellency;" and there is something really pathetic in the Baboo's benediction, "You have been very good to us, and may Almighty God give you tit for tat."
From Collections and Recollections by Russell, George William Erskine
Enormity is used of wickedness, cruelty, or horror, not of great size, for which enormousness should be used.
From Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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