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[syn: heinously, monstrously]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 character.
[1913 Webster]
It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
How heinous had the fact been, how deserving
Contempt! --Milton.
Syn: Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious. --
Hei"nous*ly, adv. -- Hei"nous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
heinously
adv 1: in a terribly evil manner; "the child was heinously
murdered" [syn: heinously, monstrously]