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humanly


hu·man·ly

adv \ˈhyü-mən-lē, ˈyü-\

Definition of HUMANLY

1
a : with regard to human needs and emotions <provide humanly for those who are not needed in the economy — E. F. Bacon> b : with regard to or in keeping with human proneness to error or weakness <humanly inaccurate>
2
a : from a human viewpoint <humanly speaking, the process works … like this — Elizabeth Janeway> b : within the range of human capacity <did everything humanly possible> c : by humans <humanly made>

First Known Use of HUMANLY

15th century

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