(adj) lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion, Ant. humane, Example:humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used
adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used. [ Narrower terms: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious; beastly, bestial, brute(prenominal), brutish, cannibalic ; brutal, cruel; cold, cold-blooded, inhuman, insensate ; pitiless, unfeeling, unkind ; painful (vs. painless) ] Also See: uncivilized. Antonym: humane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others; the quality of being inhumane; inhumanity; -- of people or events. Syn. -- inhumanity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]