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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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