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Word: Inhumane
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘inhuman, brutal’): originally a variant of inhuman (rare after 1700); in modern use from in-‘not’ + humane (the current sense dating from the early 19th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪnhjʊˈmeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel
Short Definition:without compassion for misery or suffering
Examples:- confining wild horses is inhumane
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