INHUMAN

inhuman

(adjective) belonging to or resembling something nonhuman; “something dark and inhuman in form”; “a babel of inhuman noises”

cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate

(adjective) without compunction or human feeling; “in cold blood”; “cold-blooded killing”; “insensate destruction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

Antonyms

• humane

Anagrams

• humanin

Source: Wiktionary


In*hu"man, a. Etym: [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See In- not, and Human.]

1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.

2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment.

Syn.

– Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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