heinious

[Jonathan Lighter]

This common pronunciation goes unrecognized by OED. Maybe it's in DARE or
elsewhere, but this "historical" example seems worth noting.

1961 _Thriller_ (NBC-TV): Crimes so heinious they cannot be spoken of or
written down.

JL

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