inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān 
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
the inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
Examples of inhumane in a Sentence
inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care
an inhumane dictator who tortured and murdered thousands of his own people
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The facility has faced multiple reports of inhumane conditions, which the GEO Group has denied.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Mooney's parents described inhumane conditions at the detention center, including inadequate food, no mats or blankets for sleeping, and lights kept on all night.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Ranging in age from 5 to 23, these men, women and children endured a grueling six-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean in cramped, inhumane conditions.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The heat and humidity In a particularly vivid example of his trademark cluelessness, DeSantis rebuffed criticism of inhumane conditions by pointing out the new camp’s showers.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Mooney's parents described inhumane conditions at the detention center, including inadequate food, no mats or blankets for sleeping, and lights kept on all night.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Ranging in age from 5 to 23, these men, women and children endured a grueling six-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean in cramped, inhumane conditions.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The heat and humidity In a particularly vivid example of his trademark cluelessness, DeSantis rebuffed criticism of inhumane conditions by pointing out the new camp’s showers.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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“Inhumane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhumane. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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inhumane
adjective
in·hu·mane
ˌin-(ˌ)hyü-ˈmān
-(ˌ)yü-
: not humane : inhuman sense 1
inhumane treatment of prisoners
inhumanely
adverb
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