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inhumane

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

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

RELATED WORDS

viciously, fiercely, savagely, mercilessly, relentlessly, ferociously, ruthlessly, meanly, atrociously, barbarically, barbarously, callously, diabolically, heartlessly, inexorably, inhumanly, pitilessly, unkindly

Nearby words

inhomogeneous, inhospitable, inhospitality, inhouse, inhuman, inhumanely, inhumanity, inhumation, inhume, inigo, inimical

Origin of inhumane

1590–1600; variant of inhuman; see in-3, humane
Related formsin·hu·mane·ly, adverb
Can be confusedinhuman inhumane
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Examples from the Web for inhumanely

  • 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

  • This lingering remnant was, therefore, inhumanely treated and driven into the wilderness without provisions and without shelter.

    Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley

  • St. George, inhumanely blessing the circumstance, slipped something in the old man's hand and sprang up the stairs.

    Romance Island|Zona Gale

Word Origin and History for inhumanely

inhumane

adj.

late 15c., from Latin 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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper