If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is extremely cruel.
He was kept under ~ conditions...
? humane
ADJ
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is extremely cruel.
He was kept under ~ conditions...
? humane
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012