English Dictionary: Heinousness | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Heinousness | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heinous \Hei"nous\, a. [OF. ha[8b]nos hateful, F. haineux, fr. OF. ha[8b]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha[8b]r to hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.] Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character. It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. --Hooker. How heinous had the fact been, how deserving Contempt! --Milton. Syn: Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious. -- {Hei"nous*ly}, adv. -- {Hei"nous*ness}, n. |