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inhuman

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

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\-mən-nəs\ noun

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