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inhuman

in·hu·man

UK/ɪnˈhjuːmən/ US/ˌɪˈnhjumʌn/ fairly common

adjective

1.

without compunction or human feeling

  • “in cold blood”
  • “cold-blooded killing”
  • “insensate destruction”
2.

belonging to or resembling something nonhuman

  • “something dark and inhuman in form”
  • “a babel of inhuman noises”
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Origin

From Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French inhumain and its etymon Latin inhūmānus.

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