(ˈ)in, ən+ adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French inhumain, from Latin inhumanus, from in- in- (I) + humanus human — more at human
1.
a. : lacking the qualities of mercy, pity, kindness, or tenderness : cruel , barbarous , savage
an inhuman tyrant
what inhuman rogues there are in the world — A. Conan Doyle
b. : lacking warmth or geniality : cold , impersonal , mechanical
his usual quiet, almost inhuman courtesy — F. Tennyson Jesse
c. : not worthy of or conforming to the needs of human beings
living in conditions that are inhuman — Collier's Year Book
has the world's most inhuman subways — Time
one large block which would tend to be inhuman and monotonous — Architect & Building News
2.
a. : belonging to, resembling, or suggesting a nonhuman species or class of beings
there is something a little inhuman about them — Lewis Mumford
a momentary glimpse … of something I didn't understand: something dark and inhuman — Kenneth Roberts
b. : superhuman
models of inhuman perfection — H.B.Parkes
Synonyms: see fierce