[in.hu.man] adj [ME inhumayne, fr. MF & L; MF inhumain, fr. L inhumanus, fr. in- + humanus human] (15c) 1 a: lacking pity, kindness, or mercy: savage "an ~ tyrant" b: cold, impersonal "his usual quiet, almost ~ courtesy --F. Tennyson Jesse" c: not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings "~ living conditions"
2: of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings -- in.hu.man.ly adv -- in.hu.man.ness n