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heinous

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hei·nous  (hns)
adj.
Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable: a heinous crime.
[Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine, hatred, from hair, to hate, from Frankish *hatjan.]
heinous·ly adv.
heinous·ness n.
heinous
Adjective
evil and shocking [Old French haineus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.heinous - extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
flagitious
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
heinous
adjective shocking, evil, monstrous, grave, awful, vicious, outrageous, revolting, infamous, hideous, unspeakable, atrocious, flagrant, odious, hateful, abhorrent, abominable, villainous, nefarious, iniquitous, execrable
Translations
Spanish heinous [ˈheɪnəs] adj → atroz, nefasto
French heinous [ˈheɪnəs] adj → odieux/euse, atroce
German heinous [ˈheɪnəs] adj → abscheulich, verabscheuungswürdig
Italian heinous [ˈheɪnəs] adj → nefando/a, atroce
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It is the other part of your offence, therefore, upon which I intend to admonish you, I mean the violation of your chastity;--a crime, however lightly it may be treated by debauched persons, very heinous in itself, and very dreadful in its consequences.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
You would surely have thought that I had been detected in no less a heinous crime than the purloining of the Crown Jewels from the Tower, or putting poison in the coffee of His Majesty the King.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The young woman's heart revolted against so heinous a charge, and when she saw that she could attempt to do nothing to save her protector, she wept bitterly.
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