1.
Humane people act in a kind, sympathetic way towards other people and animals, and try to do them as little harm as possible.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for ~ treatment of the mentally ill.
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~ly
Our horse had to be ~ly destroyed after breaking his right foreleg.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Humane values and societies encourage people to act in a kind and sympathetic way towards others, even towards people they do not agree with or like.
...the ~ values of socialism...
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