Heinous vs Squalid - What's the difference?
heinous | squalid | Related terms |
Totally reprehensible.
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
(zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
* 2008 , David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
Heinous is a related term of squalid.
As adjectives the difference between heinous and squalid
is that heinous is totally reprehensible while squalid is extremely dirty and unpleasant.As a noun squalid is
(zoology) any member of the squalidae.heinous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
- The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
- The government denounced the attack as the most heinous of the last decade.
- Political Leaders from around the world have condemned these heinous acts.
- In our public services sorry seems to be the most heinous word.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.Synonyms
* (totally reprehensible) abominable, horrible, odioussqualid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A squalid attempt to buy votes.
Noun
(en noun)- Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods