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heinously

/ˈheɪnəsli/ adv

In a heinous manner.

Word Origin Heinously comes from heinous, which entered English from Old French haineus 'hateful,' ultimately from a Germanic root for hatred. So heinously means in a hatefully wicked way. The same root also gives us annoy (from Old French anoier 'to vex') and noisome (harmful).

adv In a heinous manner.

The criminal acted heinously towards his victims.

(副词) 凶残地；残暴地；邪恶地

罪犯对受害者犯下了滔天罪行。

(adverbio) De manera atroz o abominable.

El criminal actuó de manera atroz con sus víctimas.

(adverbe) odieusement; atrocement; abjectement; monstrueusement [D'une manière atroce et odieuse, qui inspire l'horreur.]

Le criminel a agi de manière atroce envers ses victimes.

(Adverb) abscheulich; grauenhaft [Auf eine abscheuliche, grauenhafte Weise; so, dass etwas moralisch verwerflich oder schockierend ist.]

Der Verbrecher handelte **heinously** gegenüber seinen Opfern.

(副詞) 極悪非道に、凶悪に

犯罪者は被害者に対して極悪非道に振る舞った。

(advérbio) atrozmente; abominavelmente; hediondamente; nefamente [De maneira atroz; de modo abominável.]

O criminoso agiu de forma atroz com suas vítimas.

Synonyms: atrociously abominably monstrously horrendously horrifically vilely wickedly outrageously Antonyms: virtuously honorably nobly admirably

Related words

annoy annoyance annoying

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