HEINOUS, HEINOUSNESS
ADJECTIVES
► CRIMINOUS heinous; criminal; very wicked → c1485 obs.
► HAYNESS horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous → 1881 Eng. dial.
► HENIOUS ► HYENOUS heinous → 1908 Amer. dial.
► KEEN bold, proud, forward, insolent, heinous → 1297 obs.
► NEFANDOUS not to be spoken of; unmentionable, shocking; abominable, atrocious, heinous, horrible → 1640
► NEFARIOUS heinous; wicked in the extreme; abominable; atrociously sinful or villainous; detestably vile → 1567
► NEFAST heinous; wicked in the extreme; abominable; atrociously sinful or villainous; detestably vile → 1849
NOUNS
► GRIEVOUSTY grievousness; heinousness → 1410 obs.
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