inhuman
adjective
, -ˈyü-\
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bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, excruciating, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, harsh, heavy, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying
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The Mughal authority took it as a disgrace and ordered the Guru to be tortured in the most inhuman manner. — Sondeep Sankar, Quartz India, "In photos: A glorious history of Sikhism," 3 Sep. 2019 Lil Miquela demands no salary or bathroom breaks, will never age or get a pimple, and in a feed teeming with humans, the novelty of being inhuman is an advantage for companies with products to sell. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "You Are Already Having Sex With Robots," 23 Aug. 2019 Take a look at some of the best climbers in the world: Adam Ondra can contort his knees in seemingly inhuman ways, Margo Hayes can hook her heel high above her head, and Alex Megos can do full splits on the wall. — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, "12 Yoga Poses for Climbers to Do Daily," 9 Aug. 2019 Permanent facilities have been criticized for inhuman conditions as well. — Renae Reints, Fortune, "‘It’s Not a Home for Children.’ Thousands of Migrant Children Remain in Shelters at the Border," 26 July 2019 This blanket rejection of asylum claims simply because someone approaches the Southern border is inhuman and unfair. — Andrea González-ramírez, refinery29.com, "Don't Let Trump's Racist Tweets Distract You From These Immigration Stories," 15 July 2019 On Friday, Vice-President Mike Pence saw with his own eyes hundreds of men kept in inhuman and inhumane conditions in Texas, men forced to exist in such squalor that their armed guards wore masks to stave off the stench of so many unwashed bodies. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "“I’m Winning”: Donald Trump’s Calculated Racism," 18 July 2019 Beyond urgent political reforms and enforcement should lie an intolerance for inhuman conditions at government facilities of any sort. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, "Whether the Issue Is Abortion or Immigration, There Must Be a Better Way," 1 July 2019 One of its star students, Wilson Kinyua, who was set free in February after 19 years behind bars, had argued before the Supreme Court that the death penalty violated the constitution, which forbids cruel or inhuman punishment. — The Economist, "Learn the law, hope for freedom," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhuman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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