inhuman

Adjective
Synonyms: coldcold-bloodedinsensate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. without compunction or human feeling“in cold blood”“cold-blooded killing”“insensate destruction”Synonyms: coldcold-bloodedinsensate
  2. belonging to or resembling something nonhuman“something dark and inhuman in form”“a babel of inhuman noises”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inhuman \In*hu"man\, a. [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See In- not, and Human.] [1913 Webster]

1.Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people. [1913 Webster]

2.Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act or punishment.

Syn: Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish. [1913 Webster]

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