unhuman

[ uhn-hyoo-muhn, or, often, ‐yoo-muhn ]

/ ʌnˈhyu mən, or, often, ‐ˈyu mən /

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adjective

lacking human attributes: The unhuman figures in his earlier work were not well received.

of a quality or power beyond what is human; superhuman: Her hands clenched the chair with unhuman strength.

not a member of the human species: Of our unhuman relatives, I love the mountain gorillas best.

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Origin of unhuman

First recorded in 1780–85; un-¹ + human

inhuman, unhuman

The parents then kept watch, and saw the devil near her in a monstrous unhuman form.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
This was the foul revenge that Rogue Rogan had planned, the evil death he had plotted with his unhuman companions.
Runaway|William Morrison
For him the perfect woman is the most unhuman; he admires the woolless sheep and the scentless flower.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
There was something alien and unhuman, something uncannily disturbing, behind the Hindoo's stare.
The Door into Infinity|Edmond Hamilton

Awe sank coldly through me at memory of that colossal land where I was pygmy indeed, an insolent human intruder upon the unhuman.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram