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enormous

/ɪˈnoɹ.məs/ adjective A2
  1. Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. · The enormous Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
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A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 192 · C1
He was himself red-headed, and he had a great sympathy for all red-headed men; so, when he died, it was found that he had left his enormous fortune in the hands of trustees, with instructions to apply the interest to the providing of easy berths to men whose hair is of that colour.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 8 · B2
An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 29 · B2
He stood with his legs a little separated, his arms folded, his head bowed, as if he were brooding over that enormous wilderness of peat and granite which lay before him.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 125 · C1

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