inhumane

Etymology

Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane.

adj

  1. Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.

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