inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān 
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
the inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
Examples of inhumane in a Sentence
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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Advocates argue that some of the most common procedures, such as applying potentially harmful chemicals directly to animals’ skin and eyes, are particularly inhumane.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Hulton Archive The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose fight to better the lives of the nation's farmworkers helped improve the inhumane working conditions of the vital, but often overlooked industry.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The embrace of comedic memes contrast an immigration crackdown that has sparked legal challenges and warnings about the inhumane conditions faced by detainees.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
The horrendous, inhumane behavior of the Russian military in Ukraine is beyond belief.
—Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Hulton Archive The last day of March commemorates labor activist and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose fight to better the lives of the nation's farmworkers helped improve the inhumane working conditions of the vital, but often overlooked industry.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The embrace of comedic memes contrast an immigration crackdown that has sparked legal challenges and warnings about the inhumane conditions faced by detainees.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
The horrendous, inhumane behavior of the Russian military in Ukraine is beyond belief.
—Askold Haywas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
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