Main Entry: in·hu·man

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- + humanus human

Date: 15th century

1 a : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage <an inhuman tyrant> b : cold, impersonal <his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy — F. Tennyson Jesse> c : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings <inhuman living conditions>
2 : of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings

— in·hu·man·ly adverb

— in·hu·man·ness \-mən-nəs\ noun