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heinous
[ hey-nuhs ]
/ ˈheɪ nəs /
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adjective
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
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Origin of heinous
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Words nearby heinous
Heine, Heine-Borel theorem, heinie, Heinkel, Heinlein, heinous, Heinrich, Heinz, heir, heir apparent, heir at law
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British Dictionary definitions for heinous
heinous
/ (ˈheɪnəs, ˈhiː-) /
adjective
evil; atrocious
Derived forms of heinous
heinously, adverbheinousness, nounWord Origin for heinous
C14: from Old French haineus, from haine hatred, from hair to hate, of Germanic origin; see hate
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