inhuman

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhjuːmən/

adjective

  • 1lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric: the inhuman treatment meted out to political prisoners
  • 2not human in nature or character: the inhuman scale of the dinosaurs

Derivatives

inhumanly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (originally as inhumane): from Latin inhumanus, from in- 'not' + humanus (see human)