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hainous

hainous is the obsolete spelling of heinous.

Meaning of heinous

Adjective

heinous (comparative more heinous, superlative most heinous)

  1. Totally reprehensible.
    • I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
  2. Bad, evil or villainous.

Forms of hainous

comparativemore hainous
superlativemost hainous

Questions about hainous

What is hainous the obsolete spelling of?
Hainous is the obsolete spelling of heinous.

Words near hainous in the dictionary

  1. hainings
  2. hainite
  3. Hainlen
  4. Hainline
  5. Hainlines
  6. hainous
  7. hains
  8. Hainsworth
  9. Hainsworths
  10. haint
  11. haint blue

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