Main Entry: ¹man·u·al

Pronunciation: \ˈman-yə-wəl, -yəl, -yü-əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English manuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin manualis, from manus hand; akin to Old English mund hand and perhaps to Greek marē hand

Date: 15th century

1 a : of, relating to, or involving the hands <manual dexterity> b : worked or done by hand and not by machine <a manual transmission> <manual computation> <manual indexing>
2 : requiring or using physical skill and energy <manual labor> <manual workers>

— man·u·al·ly adverb