inhuman

[US]/ɪn'hjuːmən/
[UK]/ɪn'hjʊmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking human qualities; brutal; cruel.

Example Sentences

the inhuman scale of the dinosaurs.

cruel and inhuman behavior.

They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities.

at times like these the legal system appears inhuman and unfair.

We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.

The meaningless war, the inhuman campus shooting, the murder of their own children, the patricide, the cruelty toward other animal... etc.

Real-world Examples

There is something positively inhuman in you at times.

Source: The Sign of the Four

It was an inhuman thing to do.

Source: Transformed into a Monster Doctor: Selected Works

It was then that I saw her wild, inhuman face!

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You can do that it is gonna take an inhuman amount of work.

Source: Listening Digest

A lot of minimalism can appear harsh and inhuman, the exception is minimalistic music.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Not a word of explanation or regret. Don't you think it's inhuman?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Many volunteers are angry at what they see as inhuman treatment of refugees seeking sanctuary.

Source: VOA Standard Speed March 2016 Compilation

So it's interesting they've chosen inhumane or inhuman rather creature to guide us through.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

All of it separates whether of race, class, creed or sex, is inhuman and must be overcome.

Source: Listening Digest

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