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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.

Words related to inhumane

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

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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