heinous

hei·nous

H0127200 (hā′nəs)adj.1. Wicked; abominable: a heinous crime.2. Informal Very unappealing; ugly: showed up wearing that heinous shirt.

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[Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine, hatred, from hair, to hate, from Frankish *hatjan.]

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hei′nous·ly adv.hei′nous·ness n.

heinous

(ˈheɪnəs; ˈhiː-) adjevil; atrocious[C14: from Old French haineus, from haine hatred, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; see hate] ˈheinously adv ˈheinousness n

hei•nous

(ˈheɪ nəs)

adj. utterly reprehensible or evil; odious; abominable: a heinous offense. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French haineus=haine hatred + -eus -ous] hei′nous•ly, adv. hei′nous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

heinous - extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"flagitiouswicked - morally bad in principle or practice

heinous

adjective shocking, evil, monstrous, grave, awful, vicious, outrageous, revolting, infamous, hideous, unspeakable, atrocious, flagrant, odious, hateful, abhorrent, abominable, villainous, nefarious, iniquitous, execrable They are capable of the most heinous acts.

heinous

adjectiveDisgracefully and grossly offensive:atrocious, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous, shocking.Archaic: enormous.

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