Definition of HEINOUS

heinous

Adjective Satellite

  • extremely wicked, deeply criminal
    • "heinous accusations"

Adj

  • Totally reprehensible.
  • Bad, evil or villainous.

Examples

  • "I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime."
  • "The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hainous, from Old French haïneus (compare French haineux) from haïr (“to hate”), hadir (“to hate”) (compare Old French enhadir (“to become filled with hate”)), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”)

Antonyms

unheinous

Scrabble Score: 10

heinous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
heinous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heinous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

heinous is a valid Words With Friends word