inhuman
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mən adjective
1.
lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
2.
not suited for human beings.
3.
not human.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | Also: inhumane lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc; cruel; brutal |
| 2. | not human |
| inhu'manely | |
| —adv | |
| in'humanly | |
| —adv | |
| in'humanness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
inhuman
c.1477 (implied in inhumanity), from L. inhumanus "inhuman, savage, cruel," from in- "not" + humanus "human." Spelled inhumane till 18c. (see humane).
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Example sentences
Suddenly a piercing, inhuman shriek filled the auditorium.
Eerie lights, ghastly noises and ghostly inhuman figures abound.
The current regime here is dealing with them in an inhuman way, arresting and torturing them.
Another point was the forward carriage of the head and the clumsy and inhuman curvature of the spine.
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