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   heinous

   /ˈheɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked: "a battery of heinous crimes"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French haineus, from hair ‘to hate’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. heinously adverb
   • 2. heinousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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