heinously
1
8.4
- adverb
- /ˈheɪnəsli/
- Formal
:
atrozmente
- The documentary revealed how heinously animals are treated in some factory farms.
- more heinously
Examples
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Lastly, and perhaps most heinously, he takes to attacking our right field, saying that it looks like something a child designed.
Blog text (4) -
They were the most heinously spoiled children I have ever met.
Blog text (30) -
Three people have harmed those four hundred plus so heinously that only readers can step in and correct this terrible injustice?!
Blog text (32) -
How can justice ever prevail when it is ridiculed and reviled in such a heinously revolting manner?
Fiction book (1993) -
Fifth, it seeks the silence and compliance of those most likely to realize the deception—members of the military, veterans, and Gold Star family members who have experienced the horror and consequences firsthand—by heinously exploiting their pain, suffering, and grief.
Academic text (2006) -
The villain in the story behaved heinously, committing crimes that shocked the entire town.
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She was appalled by how heinously the corrupt officials exploited the vulnerable citizens.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
34
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
12
6.1
In a way that is extremely bad or unfair, used for emphasis
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
5
9.1
In a very cruel, very clever, or very difficult way
4
8.4
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
3
8.4
In a very evil way
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
8.8
In a way that is very bad or annoying
1
8.9
In a very evil way
1
8.6
In a way that shows a wish to hurt others
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
In a cruel way that shows bad intentions
In a very bad or unpleasant way
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
In a cruel, violent way that hurts people
In a way that deserves a lot of blame for bad behavior
Antonyms
How Evil
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heinously comes from heinous, which came from an old French word meaning 'hatred' and is related to the English word hate. So, to do something heinously is to act with shocking hate or great wickedness.