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inhumanely

  • a word derived from inhuman.
    inhuman
    adjective
    lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal.
  • a word derived from inhumane.
    inhumane
    adjective
    not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.

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"It feels like I've been treated inhumanely," he adds.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

The White House quickly responded to Leo, rejecting the allegation that illegal immigrants were being treated inhumanely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

In a statement released through her attorney, Solis-Portillo said that she was treated inhumanely during her arrest by the agents, alleging that they yelled at her as she began vomiting while in their custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025

Additionally, animals raised for food production are often treated inhumanely.

From DOGO News ● Aug. 7, 2023

Her adoptive father was schizophrenic and for a time lived at Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry, a sprawling mental institution that was later closed by court order because it inhumanely “warehoused” its patients.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove