in·hu·mane

[in-hyoo-meyn or, often, -yoo-]
adjective
not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.

Origin:
1590–1600; variant of inhuman; see in-3, humane

in·hu·mane·ly, adverb

inhuman, inhumane.
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inhumane
1481, from L. inhumanus (see inhuman). Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, it appears to have died out 17c. but been revived c.1822 as a negative form of humane (q.v.).
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Inhumane is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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