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inhumane Definition

in·hu·mane (in′hyo̵̅o̅ mān)

adjective

not humane; unmoved by the suffering of others; cruel, brutal, unkind, etc.

Etymology: in- + humane

inhumane Related Forms
in′·hu·manely adverb
inhumane Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

  • put: They argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.

Modifies a noun

  • treatment: They were there to protest against the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers throughout the Border Regime.
  • act: The question of how the recognizably human can be led to commit inhumane acts is in fact the central concern of the novel.
  • manner: We have nothing to do with any group that acts in an inhumane manner.
  • weapon: Iran, Libya, Syria, and North Korea are also pursuing these illegitimate and inhumane weapons.
  • condition: Along with hundreds of others, they were detained in inhumane conditions in two separate police stations.
  • method: Often when they are no longer able to work, inhumane methods are used to put them to death.

Modifying Another Word

  • totally: Lets show some true humanity 22nd Jul 2005 Andy from Leeds These attacks prove these people to be totally inhumane.
  • completely: In the last five years, I have been a carer, chewed up and spat out by a completely inhumane system.
  • often: It adds authorities do not enforce existing labor laws and working conditions are often inhumane, with forced labor still a common practice.
  • very: She is " incredibly grateful on some levels to America and the UK for ridding the world of a very inhumane man.
  • utterly: And we must not lose our sense that this is an utterly inhumane way to treat people.
  • only: These weapons are not only inhumane, they are also illegal.

Browse dictionary entries near inhumane

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  2. inhospitality
  3. inhospitable
  4. inhomogeneous
  5. inhibitor
  6. inhibition
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  8. inhibin
  9. inhesion
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  1. inhumanity
  2. inhumanly
  3. inhume
  4. inimical
  5. inimitable
  6. inimitably
  7. inion
  8. iniquitous
  9. iniquity
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