The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
HEINOUS
flagitious, heinous
(adjective) extremely wicked, deeply criminal; “a flagitious crime”; “heinous accusations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
heinous (comparative more heinous, superlative most heinous)
Totally reprehensible.
Usage notes
• Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.
Synonyms
• (totally reprehensible): abominable, horrible, odious
Antonyms
• unheinous (rare)
Anagrams
• in house, in-house, inhouse
Source: Wiktionary
Hei"nous, a. Etym: [OF. haïnos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. haïne hate, F. haine, fr. haïr to hate; of German origin. See Hate.]
Definition: Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character. It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. Hooker. How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Contempt! Milton.
Syn.
– Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious.
– Hei"nous*ly, adv.
– Hei"nous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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