INHUMANLY

Etymology

Adverb

inhumanly (comparative more inhumanly, superlative most inhumanly)

In an inhuman manner.

Antonyms

• humanly

Source: Wiktionary


In*hu"man*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.

INHUMAN

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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