He was kept under inhumane conditions...
He got his first insight into how inhumane employers can be.
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inhumane — in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inhumane — index cold blooded, cruel, harsh, ruthless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inhumane — late 15c., from L. inhumanus (see INHUMAN (Cf. inhuman)). Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, it appears to have died out 17c. but been revived c.1822 as a negative form of HUMANE (Cf. humane) … Etymology dictionary
inhumane — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel. DERIVATIVES inhumanely adverb … English terms dictionary
inhumane — [in΄hyo͞o mān′] adj. [ IN 2 + HUMANE] not humane; unmoved by the suffering of others; cruel, brutal, unkind, etc. inhumanely adv … English World dictionary
inhumane — inhuman, inhumane The difference in meaning between these two words corresponds to that between human and humane (see human, humane). Inhuman means ‘lacking the qualities proper to human behaviour; cruel, brutal’, whereas inhumane denotes a lack… … Modern English usage
inhumane — in|hu|mane [ˌınhju:ˈmeın] adj extremely cruel and causing unacceptable suffering ▪ the inhumane treatment of political prisoners ▪ I was shocked by the inhumane conditions. >inhumanely adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
inhumane — adjective causing too much suffering and therefore considered cruel and unacceptable: inhumane treatment/conditions/laws etc: the inhumane treatment of political prisoners inhumanely adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inhumane — adjective Etymology: Middle French inhumain & Latin inhumanus Date: 1536 not humane ; inhuman 1 < the inhumane treatment of prisoners > • inhumanely adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
inhumane — adj. Inhumane is used with these nouns: ↑condition, ↑treatment … Collocations dictionary
