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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First opened in 1908 as the Eastern Pennsylvania Institution for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic, over time Pennhurst became notorious for inhumane treatment of people with both physical and intellectual disabilities.
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The push for peace The ongoing war and the inhumane daily conditions that local Palestinians in Gaza are dealing with have led to exhaustion and fatigue among the public.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
Ismael Ayala-Uribe had been transferred to the medical facility from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, which previously faced criticism over medical care and inhumane conditions.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The carriages have long been scrutinized for what critics say amounts to inhumane treatment of horses and safety issues for cab drivers and bystanders, especially when a thousand-pound animal gets spooked and charges.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The push for peace The ongoing war and the inhumane daily conditions that local Palestinians in Gaza are dealing with have led to exhaustion and fatigue among the public.
—Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2025
Ismael Ayala-Uribe had been transferred to the medical facility from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, which previously faced criticism over medical care and inhumane conditions.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The carriages have long been scrutinized for what critics say amounts to inhumane treatment of horses and safety issues for cab drivers and bystanders, especially when a thousand-pound animal gets spooked and charges.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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