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in·hu·man Listen to audio/ɪnˈhju:mən/ adjective
[more inhuman; most inhuman] 1 a : very fierce or cruel
inhuman [=savage] punishment a brutally inhuman tyrant the most inhuman deeds/crimes
b : having or showing no interest in individual people or their feelings : lacking emotional warmth
an inhuman [=impersonal] bureaucracy
2 : not good enough for people to use or live in : extremely poor, dirty, or unhealthy
inhuman living conditions
3 : unlike what might be expected from a human being
He let out an inhuman moan. She had an almost inhuman desire to succeed.compare nonhuman, subhuman
— in·hu·man·ly adverb
an inhumanly cruel punishment

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