inhumane

adjective

in·​hu·​mane ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān How to pronounce inhumane (audio)
-(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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The only way to re-enter would be illegally by land, in conditions that are dangerous and inhumane. Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024 The United Nations in August said Zamora was being held in conditions that may amount to torture, citing a report from a panel of experts, and called on authorities to address allegations of inhumane conditions. Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024 Instead this tangy and terrifying agricultural extravaganza is peppered with gross-out torture that leans heavy into freaky food humor while slow-cooking its wildly inhumane kills. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024 The documentary centers participants in the 2011 and 2013 hunger strikes across California state prisons in protest of inhumane solitary confinement conditions. Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inhumane 

Word History

Etymology

Middle French inhumain & Latin inhumanus

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inhumane was in 1536

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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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inhumane

adjective
in·​hu·​mane ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān How to pronounce inhumane (audio)
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely adverb

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