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INHUMANE
Definition of INHUMANE
adjective
Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
INHUMAN
adjective
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
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Where it comes from
Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane from in- + humane.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INHUMANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INHUMANE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHIMNNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start INHUMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INHUMANE?
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