Heinous – Utterly wicked and evil
(Pronounced hay-nuhs)
To remember the definition of the word heinous, use the following mnemonic:
He left out poisoned hay to cause illness (heinous) in the livestock. His actions were totally wicked and evil.
Examples of heinous in a sentence
He went down for life for his heinous crime.
Her heinous actions eventually lost her all of her friends.
My uncle was the victim of a heinous mugging that left him fighting for his life.
