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.
© Webster 1913.