See also: inhuman

English

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Etymology

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Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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inhumane (comparative more inhumane, superlative most inhumane)

  1. Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
    • 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw [], Act I:
      Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country:
      VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he,
      England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “inhumane”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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inhumane

  1. inflection of inhuman:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

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Adjective

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inhūmāne

  1. vocative masculine singular of inhūmānus

References

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  • inhumane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inhumane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inhumane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.