inhumanly
1
7.4
- adverb
- /ɪnˈhjuːmənli/
- NSFW
:
inhumanamente
- The inhumanly cold weather made it impossible for anyone to stay outside for long.
Examples
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Some called him inhumanly evil
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To think of ourselves too lowly is to guarantee that we will treat one another basely, inhumanly, or block human unfolding.
Academic text (1999) -
I find your comments crass and inhumanly insensitive.
Blog text (6) -
Since when are people expected to be inhumanly graceful and kind while being detained and strip-searched for absolutely no reason?
Blog text (14) -
Cultural leftists pride themselves on being a "saving remnant" in an "inhumanly corrupt country," one that is beyond help but not beyond understanding.
Academic text (1998) -
Evolution doesn't happen "for" human beings but works impersonally and inhumanly, unintentionally, without "design."
Academic text (1995) -
All his life he'd been a mediocrity, and Lian—cool, daring, and inhumanly detached—had shown him only too clearly that he was one still.
Fiction book (2000) -
She was treated inhumanly by her employers, who showed no regard for her well-being.
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His inhumanly harsh words left a lasting impact on everyone in the room.
Synonyms
22
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
16
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
3
7.6
In a very harsh and cruel way showing no kindness
3
8.4
In a cruel way that shows pleasure when other people are hurt
1
7.0
In a cruel way that hurts people or animals a lot
1
6.6
Without showing care for someone's feelings
1
7.5
In a cruel and violent way that shows no kindness
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inhumanly comes from the part in- 'not' and human 'person', and you can compare it to humane 'kind'. It reminds you that to treat someone inhumanly is to act 'not human', meaning cruel or without mercy.