adjective
- lacking human attributes: The unhuman figures in his earlier work were not well received.
- of a quality or power beyond what is human; superhuman: Her hands clenched the chair with unhuman strength.
- not a member of the human species: Of our unhuman relatives, I love the mountain gorillas best.
adj.1540s, “inhumane, cruel,” from un- (1) “not” + human. Meaning “superhuman” is from 1782.