Hea"then*ish, a. [AS. h&aemac;&edh;enisc.] 1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish crimes."
Milton.
2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel.
South.
3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
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