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< Heinlein, Robert Anson

Heinz, Henry John >

hei·nous

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable: a heinous crime.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine, hatred, from hair, to hate, from Frankish *hatjan

OTHER FORMS:
heinous·ly(Adverb), heinous·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for heinous

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