manual

¹man·u·al

adj \ˈman-yə-wəl, -yəl, -yü-əl\

Definition of MANUAL

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

Examples of MANUAL

1. She spent the summer doing manual labor on her uncle's farm.
2. He has a collection of old-fashioned manual typewriters.

Origin of MANUAL

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with MANUAL

annual