heinous
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
Origin of heinous
1Other words for heinous
Opposites for heinous
Other words from heinous
- hei·nous·ly, adverb
- hei·nous·ness, noun
- non·hei·nous, adjective
- non·hei·nous·ly, adverb
- non·hei·nous·ness, noun
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How to use heinous in a sentence
I think that if everybody thought, as I think, of the moral heinousness of this offence, nobody would be guilty of it.
She had it placed inside the altar rails, and fought the cure afterwards in the vestry as to the heinousness of the proceeding.
The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton MerrimanIn Persia, where men bow to the king's will as to the will of a god, this crime will be seen in all its heinousness.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete | Georg EbersThe sin was to be committed, and there would be no compensation to its heinousness in the way of profit to his inn.
Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) HowePlutina, strong-nerved as she was, found herself shuddering as she realized the heinousness of this thing.
Heart of the Blue Ridge | Waldron Baily
British Dictionary definitions for heinous
/ (ˈheɪnəs, ˈhiː-) /
evil; atrocious
Origin of heinous
1Derived forms of heinous
- heinously, adverb
- heinousness, noun
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