Main Entry:

hu·man·ly

Pronunciation:

\ˈhyü-mən-lē, ˈyü-\

Function:

adverb

Date:

15th century

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>