inhumanly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈhjuːmənli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English inhuman Middle English -ly English -ly English inhumanly From inhuman + -ly.
Meanings
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In an inhuman manner.
Ursula rose, then stood in a line with the bearers, motionless as though waiting for inexorable fate. She suffered the grotesquely and inhumanly lengthened shadow from the men and their burden to fall on her.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 210:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inhumanly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inhumanly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (6)
eo nehome (in an inhuman manner) · pl nieludzko (in an inhuman manner) · ro inuman (in an inhuman manner) · ro neomenește (in an inhuman manner) · pl nie po ludzku (in an inhuman manner) · ka არაადამიანურად (in an inhuman manner)