The gangster was punished for his heinous crimes by a long prison sentence.
SYNONYM(S): odious, infamous, atrocious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hei´nous|ly — hei|nous «HAY nuhs», adjective. very wicked; extremely offensive; hateful: »The gangster was punished for his heinous crimes by a long prison sentence. SYNONYM(S): odious, infamous, atrocious. ╂[< Old French haïnos (with English ous) <… … Useful english dictionary
hei|nous — «HAY nuhs», adjective. very wicked; extremely offensive; hateful: »The gangster was punished for his heinous crimes by a long prison sentence. SYNONYM(S): odious, infamous, atrocious. ╂[< Old French haïnos (with English ous) < haïne hatred… … Useful english dictionary
nous — ab·dom·i·nous; ac·i·nous; acrog·e·nous; acrog·y·nous; acu·mi·nous; ae·ru·gi·nous; al·bu·mi·nous; al·loch·tho·nous; al·log·e·nous; al·lo·thig·e·nous; al·ti·tu·di·nous; alu·mi·nous; am·a·nous; am·phi·car·pog·e·nous; am·phig·e·nous;… … English syllables
hei — alz·hei·mer s; durk·hei·mi·an; HEI; hei·au; hei·del·berg; hei·li·gen·schein; hei·min; hei·nesque; hei·nous; hei·nous·ly; hei·nous·ness; hei·sen·berg s; herx·hei·mer; ja·risch herx·hei·mer; ota·hei·tan; ota·hei·te; wald·hei·mia; hei·an; hei·shi;… … English syllables
heinousness — hei·nous·ness … English syllables
heinous — hei•nous [[t]ˈheɪ nəs[/t]] adj. utterly reprehensible or evil; odious; abominable: a heinous offense[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < MF haineus=haine hatred + eus ous hei′nous•ly, adv. hei′nous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Heinous — Hei nous (h[=a] n[u^]s), a. [OF. ha[ i]nos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha[ i]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha[ i]r to hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.] Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; applied to deeds or to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heinously — Heinous Hei nous (h[=a] n[u^]s), a. [OF. ha[ i]nos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha[ i]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha[ i]r to hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.] Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heinousness — Heinous Hei nous (h[=a] n[u^]s), a. [OF. ha[ i]nos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha[ i]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha[ i]r to hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.] Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heinous — hei·nous / hā nəs/ adj: enormously and shockingly evil a heinous crime hei·nous·ly adv hei·nous·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
