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BNC: 23087 COCA: 19515

inhumane

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inhumane /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/ adjective
inhumane
/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective
Learner's definition of INHUMANE
[more inhumane; most inhumane]
: not kind or gentle to people or animals : not humane无人道的;残忍的

— inhumanely

adverb
BNC: 23087 COCA: 19515

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

Example Sentences

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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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
BNC: 23087 COCA: 19515

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