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- Dictionaryheinous/ˈheɪnəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked: "a battery of heinous crimes"
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( esp. of a crime) extremely bad or evil: heinous murders. (Definition of heinous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of heinous. heinous.
The meaning of HEINOUS is hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable. How to use heinous in a sentence. Did you know?
Heinous definition: hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible. See examples of HEINOUS used in a sentence.
(heɪnəs , hiː- ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something such as a crime as heinous, you mean that it is extremely evil or horrible. [formal] Her life has been permanently blighted by his heinous crime. They are capable of the most heinous acts. Synonyms: shocking, evil, monstrous, grave More Synonyms of heinous.
adjective. us / ˈheɪ·nəs / Add to word list. ( esp. of a crime) extremely bad or evil: heinous murders. (Definition of heinous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of heinous. heinous.
/ˈheɪnəs/ /ˈheɪnɛs/ IPA guide. A heinous crime is very evil or wicked. Of course, some people only use the term as an exaggeration, claiming that their parents' requirement that they write thank you notes after their birthdays is a heinous form of torture.
Define heinous. heinous synonyms, heinous pronunciation, heinous translation, English dictionary definition of heinous. adj. 1. Wicked; abominable: a heinous crime. 2. Informal Very unappealing; ugly: showed up wearing that heinous shirt. hei′nous·ly adv. hei′nous·ness n....
