In-hū'man, a.

a. [Prefix ĭn, not, and human; Lat. in-humanus, Sp. inhumano, It. inumano, Fr. inhumain.]

1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people.
2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an inhuman act.

Syn.—Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage; barbarous.