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adjective

Inhuman adj.

Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.

Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment.

Synonyms: Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.

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Etymology of 'Inhuman'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... his lapel the black and green ribbon of 1870—a decoration which always filled Desnoyers with remorse. He was tall and gaunt, but was still trying to hold himself erect, with a heavy frown. He wanted to show himself fierce, inhuman, in ...

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