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subhuman

[ suhb-hyoo-muh n or, often, -yoo- ]

/ sʌbˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu- /

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adjective

less than or not quite human.

almost human: In some respects, the porpoise is subhuman.

Origin of subhuman

First recorded in 1785–95; sub- + human

Words nearby subhuman

subhalide, subharmonic, subhead, subheading, subhedral, subhuman, subhyoid, subic bay, subiculum, subilium, subimago

Example sentences from the Web for subhuman

He has called the president of the United States a “subhuman mongrel,” and only Hunter S. Thompson can do that.

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They were united in their disgust at economic inequalities, corporate rapaciousness, and subhuman working conditions.

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Both sides imagined the other was a monster, a subhuman worthy only of death.

A Very Good War |Bob Kerrey |March 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
If you view all cheating husbands as subhuman, her assessment is to be expected, but I found the comment startling.

How Not to Manage a Harem |Tracy Quan |December 8, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

Apparently, several composers deemed “subhuman” by his own Nazi party.

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In their fleeting and impersonal character, however, they are subhuman.

Elements of Folk Psychology |Wilhelm Wundt
They were things of beauty, but it was a beauty strange, menacing, subhuman.

The Nest Builder |Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
And St. Cyr, also too subhuman to be impressed by urbanity, hit Martin a clout on the jaw.

The Ego Machine |Henry Kuttner
Only some subhuman could bring himself to study such things.

The Weakling |Everett B. Cole
Man was superhuman in power and glory, subhuman in morality.

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British Dictionary definitions for subhuman

subhuman

/ (sʌbˈhjuːmən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or designating animals that are below man (Homo sapiens) in evolutionary development

less than human