inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān 
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
the inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
Examples of inhumane in a Sentence
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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Critics, meanwhile, have said detainees at the facility are forced to endure unsafe, unsanitary and inhumane living conditions and that Alligator Alcatraz runs afoul of environmental laws
The remote detention facility is expected to cost Florida approximately $450 million annually to operate.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow nitrogen suffocation as a method of execution, calling the method inhumane and barbaric and asserting that states that have approved the method haven't weighed the consequences.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
Tens of millions of lives have been upended from derelict disaster response, power outages, inhumane commute times, and the housing shortage.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Attorneys for detainees at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz have alleged unsafe and inhumane conditions, including COVID-19 exposure without isolation, flooding and pressure to sign removal orders before meeting lawyers.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow nitrogen suffocation as a method of execution, calling the method inhumane and barbaric and asserting that states that have approved the method haven't weighed the consequences.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
Tens of millions of lives have been upended from derelict disaster response, power outages, inhumane commute times, and the housing shortage.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Attorneys for detainees at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz have alleged unsafe and inhumane conditions, including COVID-19 exposure without isolation, flooding and pressure to sign removal orders before meeting lawyers.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
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