From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
inhumane \in`hu*mane"\ ([i^]n`h[=u]*m[=a]n"), 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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inhumane
adj 1: lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion;
"humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the
misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons
are considered too inhumane to be used" [ant: {humane}]
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