inhumane (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *inhumane*:
ADJECTIVE	all	inhumane	lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion

inhumane > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnhhyuwmey'n
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English > *inhumane*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion.
Examples	"humans are innately inhumane "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
Attribute of	humaneness	The quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
Narrower	barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	beastly, bestial, brute, brutish, brutal	resembling a beast
	cannibalic	marked by barbarity suggestive of a cannibal
	cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate	Without compunction or human feeling
	pitiless, unkind	Deficient in humane and kindly feelings
See also	painful	Causing physical or psychological pain
Opposite	humane	marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
Spanish	inhumano
Nouns	inhumaneness	the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
Adverbs	inhumanely	in an inhumane manner

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