adj. 1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent: inhuman treatment of the prisoners. 2. Not suited for human needs: "The monks sat ... in inhuman quiet" (Maura O'Halloran). 3. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character: "The woman ... lets out a squeal, a strange pig-squeal, completely inhuman" (Ashley Warlick). in·human·ly adv. in·human·ness n. |
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