unhuman

American  

[uhn-hyoo-muhn, ‐-yoo-muhn] / ʌnˈhyu mən, ‐ˈyu mən /

adjective

1. lacking human attributes.

   The unhuman figures in his earlier work were not well received.

2. of a quality or power beyond what is human; superhuman.

   Her hands clenched the chair with unhuman strength.

3. not a member of the human species.

   Of our unhuman relatives, I love the mountain gorillas best.

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Etymology

Origin of unhuman

First recorded in 1780–85; un- ¹ ( def. ) + human ( def. )

Example Sentences

The result will be an art form emptied of talent, emptied of feeling and frighteningly unhuman.

From Los Angeles Times

There was something so panther-like in the movement—something so unhuman, that it seemed to sober us all from the shock of his coming.

From Literature

It’s a difficult achievement – I think it’s almost unhuman.

From The Guardian

Virgil’s patriotic purpose is probably responsible for the change from the human Aeneas of the first books to the unhuman prodigy of the last.

From Literature

He cited the unborn, those deprived of education and dignified work, as well as prisoners who are tortured and held in "unhuman conditions."

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