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