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inhuman (adj.)

mid-15c., "cruel," from Latin inhumanus "inhuman, savage, cruel, rude, barbarous, uncultured," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + humanus "human" (see human (adj.)). Spelled inhumane till 18c. (see humane).

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Definitions of inhuman from WordNet

inhuman (adj.)
without compunction or human feeling;
Synonyms: cold / cold-blooded / insensate
inhuman (adj.)
belonging to or resembling something nonhuman;
something dark and inhuman in form
a babel of inhuman noises
From wordnet.princeton.edu