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inhumane
adjective in·hu·mane \ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān, -(ˌ)yü-\
: not kind or gentle to people or animals : not humane
Full Definition of INHUMANE
: not humane : inhuman 1 <the inhumane treatment of prisoners>
— in·hu·mane·ly adverb
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Origin of INHUMANE
Middle French inhumain & Latin inhumanus
Related to INHUMANE
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, hard, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
INHUMANE Defined for Kids
inhumane
adjective in·hu·mane \ˌin-hyü-ˈmān, -yü-\
Definition of INHUMANE for Kids
: not kind or humane <They protested the inhumane treatment of prisoners.>
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