humane
hu‧mane /hjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective
OPP inhumane:
the campaign for the humane treatment of criminals
a better, more humane world
—humanely adverb
hu‧mane /hjuːˈmeɪn/
adjective Word Family: noun: human, humanism, humanity ≠ inhumanity, humanitarian, humanitarianism, humankind, humanoid; adjective: human ≠ inhuman, superhuman, subhuman, humane ≠ inhumane, humanitarian, humanoid; adverb: humanly ≠ inhumanly, humanely ≠ inhumanely; verb: humanize
Date: 1400-1500
Origin: human
treating people or animals in a way that is not cruel and causes them as little suffering as possible Origin: human
OPP inhumane:
—humanely adverb