Both Uses
enormity
in
Lord of the Flies
(Edited)
- The pause was only long enough for them to understand what an enormity the downward stroke would be.
p. 31.4enormity = extreme wickedness or evilness
- They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.
p. 31.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(enormity as in: enormity of the crime) extreme wickedness
or more rarely (and considered incorrect by many): enormousness (largeness) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)