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ē-normis, e, adj. [norma], out of rule (post-Aug.).
- I. Irregular, unusual: toga, Quint. 11, 3, 139: vici (with huc et illuc flexi), Tac. A. 15, 38.
Far more freq.,
- II. Immoderate, immense, enormous (cf.: immensus, immodicus, summus, maximus, effusus): enormes sunt (umbrae) cerasis, Plin. 17, 12, 17, § 88: spatium (with immensum), Tac. Agr. 10; cf. hastae (with immensa scuta), id. A. 2, 14: gladii (opp. parva scuta), id. Agr. 36: Colossi, Stat. S. 1, 3, 51; cf. corpus, Suet. Calig. 50: proceritas, id. Vitell. 17: uniones, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 115 et saep.: senecta, i. e. very great, App. 9, p. 232; Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 10: loquacitas, Petr. 2, 7; cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 6.
Comp.: prologus enormior quam fabula, longer, Spart. Ael. Ver. 1 fin.
Adv.: ēnor-mĭter (acc. to I.), irregularly, Sen. Q. N. 1, 7; Plin. 36, 10, 15, § 17; 37, 6, 23, § 89; Veg. Vet. 2, 8, 2; 2, 28, 10; 1, 36; 56 Bip.
Sup. of the adj. and comp. and sup. of the adv. appear not to occur.
ēnormĭter, adv., v. enormis fin.