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cold-blooded |
done without or lacking kindness or other humane feelings; heartless; cruel. [1/3 definitions] |
Geneva Convention |
one of a number of international agreements, first made in Geneva, Switzerland in 1864, establishing rules for the care of the dead and wounded and the humane treatment of prisoners of war. |
human |
compassionate; humane. [1/5 definitions] |
humanity |
compassion, sympathy, or humane concern. [1/4 definitions] |
humanize |
to make more civilized or humane. [1/2 definitions] |
inhumane |
lacking pity, compassion, or kindness; not humane. |
insensate |
not having or showing compassion or other humane feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
mean2 |
lacking generosity and humane feelings for others. [1/5 definitions] |
wanton |
disregarding what is considered right and humane; unjustifiable. [1/6 definitions] |
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