inhumane

[ in-hyoo-meyn or, often, -yoo- ]

/ ˌɪn hyuˈmeɪn or, often, -yu- /

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adjective

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

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Origin of inhumane

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

in·hu·mane·ly, adverb

inhuman, inhumane

The industrial revolution unleashed new forces of productivity but at the cost of inhumane working conditions, leading to the creation of unions, labor laws, and the foundations of the political party structures of modern democracies.
Fair value? Fixing the data economy|Claire Beatty|December 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
On January 31, 1938, nearly 12,000 pecan shellers in San Antonio walked off the job to protest inhumane working conditions and wage cuts.
These Latinas Were Pioneers for Workers' Rights in the U.S. Here Are 2 You Should Have Learned About in School|Video by Arpita Aneja|December 1, 2020|Time
One city council member in Ohio recently went so far as to suggest that microchipping people would be a suitable alternative, saying that chipping pretrial detainees “can’t be inhumane because we do it to our pets.”
Covid-19 has led to a worrisome uptick in the use of electronic ankle monitors|Amy Nordrum|October 8, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The truth, of course, was that they were treated inhumanely, as the Red Cross in fact reported.
How to Undo Bush's Human Rights Legacy|Geoffrey Robertson|November 16, 2008|DAILY BEAST

St. George, inhumanely blessing the circumstance, slipped something in the old man's hand and sprang up the stairs.
Romance Island|Zona Gale
This lingering remnant was, therefore, inhumanely treated and driven into the wilderness without provisions and without shelter.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley
Poor Pearson was inhumanely mangled on the face as he lay on his back.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion|William Dobein James
Am I expected to pretend that this person (the patient) has not treated others inhumanely (if that is the case)?
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
They were beaten inhumanely, with their hands tied behind their backs, so that several died.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston