Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Hatefully offensive or sinful; flagrant; odious; as heinous crimes; atrocious; giving great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.

Multi-Version Concordance Heinous (1 Occurrence) Job 31:11 For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges: (WEB KJV JPS ASV RSV)