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inhumane

[ in-hyoo-meyn or, often, -yoo- ]
/ ˌɪn hyuˈmeɪn or, often, -yu- /

adjective

not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.

Words related to inhumane

unrelenting, implacable, inexorable, barbarous, harsh, ruthless, callous, severe, grim, unyielding, cruel, fierce, unforgiving, relentless, unsparing, murderous, atrocious, inhuman, brutal, bloody

Words nearby inhumane

inhomogeneity, inhomogeneous, inhospitable, inhospitality, inhuman, inhumane, inhumanity, inhume, inimical, inimitable, inion

Origin of inhumane

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

OTHER WORDS FROM inhumane

in·hu·mane·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inhumane

inhuman inhumane
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