humanly

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

/ ˈhyu mən li or, often, ˈyu- /

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adverb

in a human manner.

by human means.

within the limits of human knowledge and capability: Is it humanly possible to predict the future?

from or according to the viewpoint of humankind.

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Origin of humanly

First recorded in 1605–15; human + -ly

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And anyway, if Brecht did not want us to feel for Mother Courage, why did he make her so richly shaded and humanly fallible?
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The Secretary of State has made it abundantly clear that he wants this whole process to be as drama-free as humanly possible.
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Parkour is the art of getting from one place to another, on foot, as creatively as humanly possible.
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But there is an obsession, bordering on pathology, with keeping wages as low as humanly possible.
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In your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the Tour de France, seven times in a row, without doping?
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Clarke loved this girl, not as he had loved Adele, of course, but quite as humanly.
The Tyranny of the Dark|Hamlin Garland
I'm delighted to find you so humanly romantic—at least I would be if she weren't so questionable.
The Tyranny of the Dark|Hamlin Garland
"She's got heaps of good things about her," the girl reminded him, being as loyal as was humanly possible to her hostess.
Winnie Childs|C. N. Williamson
But now, other avenues had failed, and I was resolved to know the truth if it was humanly possible to do so.
Kastle Krags|Absalom Martin
These two, to his artistic eye, appeared machines, more mechanical than humanly self-directive.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for humanly

humanly

/ (ˈhjuːmənlɪ) /

adverb

by human powers or means

in a human or humane manner

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Word Origin and History for humanly

humanly

adv.

c.1500, from human + -ly (2).

humanly

adverb

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humanly

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