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Meaning of 'heinous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Heinous [ a.]
- Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.

Meaning of 'heinous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . heinous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- extremely wicked, deeply criminal
Example in sentence:
  • a flagitious crime;
  • heinous accusations

Nearby Words:

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