heinous
[ hey-nuhs ]
/ ˈheɪ nəs /
adjective
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
Origin of heinous
SYNONYMS FOR heinous
OTHER WORDS FROM heinous
Words nearby heinous
heine-borel theorem,
heine-medin disease,
heinie,
heinkel,
heinlein,
heinous,
heinrich,
heinz,
heinz-ehrlich body,
heir,
heir apparent
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British Dictionary definitions for heinously
heinous
/ (ˈheɪnəs, ˈhiː-) /
adjective
evil; atrocious
Derived forms of heinous
heinously, adverb heinousness, nounWord Origin for heinous
C14: from Old French
haineus, from
haine hatred, from
hair to hate, of Germanic origin; see
hate