heinous
adjective
[ ˈheɪnəs ]
• (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
• "a battery of heinous crimes"
Similar:
odious,
wicked,
evil,
atrocious,
monstrous,
disgraceful,
abominable,
detestable,
contemptible,
reprehensible,
despicable,
horrible,
horrific,
horrifying,
terrible,
awful,
abhorrent,
loathsome,
outrageous,
shocking,
shameful,
hateful,
hideous,
unspeakable,
unpardonable,
unforgivable,
inexcusable,
execrable,
ghastly,
iniquitous,
villainous,
nefarious,
beneath contempt,
beyond the pale,
egregious,
flagitious,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French haineus, from hair ‘to hate’, of Germanic origin.
