Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAIN'OUS
HAIN'OUS, a. [Fr. haineux, from haine, hatred. Qu. Gr. αινος.]
Properly, hateful; odious. Hence, great, enormous, aggravated; as, a hainous sin or crime. Mitford.
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HAIN'OUS, a. [Fr. haineux, from haine, hatred. Qu. Gr. αινος.]
Properly, hateful; odious. Hence, great, enormous, aggravated; as, a hainous sin or crime. Mitford.
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