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Meanings of inhumane in English

Portuguese
inumano

Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"

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        Examples for "humane"
        Examples for "humane"
        1
        The New South Wales government said its drum lines were more humane.
        News.com.au
        2
        Quite simply, Air Taser is the most advanced, humane personal-defense unit available.
        Wired
        3
        Added to the economics are the ethics of humane treatment of animals.
        Feminist dot com
        4
        They also assured his family that the soldier was getting humane treatment.
        Reuters
        5
        The Atlanta penitentiary claims to be the most humane in the world.
        The Subterranean Brotherhood
        Usage of inhumane in English
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        Animal rights groups cheered the measure as a stand against inhumane practices.
        News.com.au
        2
        He was pro-Soviet while abominating the inhumane Bolshevik treatment of political prisoners.
        The God That Failed
        3
        The idea is inhumane and a gross violation of basic European principles.
        The Guardian
        4
        Aquaculture also employs inhumane methods to physically detach parasites from the fish.
        The Guardian
        5
        They are now facing the brutal, hypocritical and inhumane Chinese communist empire.
        The Guardian
        6
        The cat-and-mouse game is a favorite with the inhumane type of wardens.
        The Subterranean Brotherhood
        7
        Even before Epstein's death, public defenders had called the MCC conditions inhumane.
        Reuters
        8
        Animal welfare groups said the dog meat trade was inhumane and unsanitary.
        The Guardian
        9
        They don't deserve to be treated like an animal, it was inhumane!
        News.com.au
        10
        The clerk paused for what seemed like an inhumane length of time.
        By reason of insanity
        11
        A modern prison is always inhuman, even when it is not inhumane.
        All Things Considered
        12
        They saw the hard-line, uncompromising home affairs minister as cruel and inhumane.
        News.com.au
        13
        We will not let this inhumane act cow us into doing otherwise.
        Reuters
        14
        He said the system currently treats people in an inhumane way.
        Radio NZ
        15
        Animal rights groups contend that the force-feeding process is painful, gruesome and inhumane.
        Reuters
        16
        Relief charity Doctors without Borders said it was cynical and inhumane.
        Reuters
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        Portuguese
        inumanodesumano
        Inhumane through the time
        Inhumane across language varieties
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