INHUMAN


Meaning of INHUMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)in-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English inhumayne, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- + humanus human

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage

an inhuman tyrant

b. : cold , impersonal

his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy — F. Tennyson Jesse

c. : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings

inhuman living conditions

2. : of or suggesting a nonhuman class of beings

• in·hu·man·ly adverb

• in·hu·man·ness -mən-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.