inhuman
[in-hyoo-muh n or, often, -yoo-]
- lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- not suited for human beings.
- not human.
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Origin of inhuman
Synonyms
See more synonyms for inhuman on Thesaurus.com1. unfeeling, unsympathetic, cold, callous, hard, savage, brutish.
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Contemporary Examples
In a close-to-human face, every inhuman trait becomes magnified.
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Last but not least, the Inhumans are a genetically advanced “inhuman race” that was formed via experimentation by the alien Kree.
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His inhuman biceps and sultry hip pumping will ease any pain felt after hearing about his exit from the figure skating scene.
Liberalism, the evolving attempt to fully express the human, was about to face an inhuman threat.
At a minimum, he thrust food, cognac and blankets at the marchers—a final human gesture for those en route to an inhuman end.
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March 15, 2012
Historical Examples
No; these telegraph poles are ugly and detestable, they are inhuman and indecent.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
He had dared to hope he might avert an invasion by this inhuman horde.
Two Thousand Miles BelowCharles Willard Diffin
It meant so much—just that little change in your voice when you forgot to be inhuman.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
The plane trembled like a live thing in the grip of inhuman forces.
The Floating Island of MadnessJason Kirby
Your conduct is inhuman to thus persecute a helpless girl, your daughter.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
inhuman
- Also: inhumane (ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn) lacking humane feelings, such as sympathy, understanding, etc; cruel; brutal
- not human
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