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inhumane

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in⋅hu⋅mane

  [in-hyoo-meyn or, often, -yoo-]
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–adjective
not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
Origin:
1590–1600; var. of inhuman; see in- 3 , humane

Related forms:
in⋅hu⋅mane⋅ly, adverb
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in·hu·mane   (ĭn'hyōō-mān')   
adj.  Lacking pity or compassion.
in'hu·mane'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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