manually

adverb

ma·​nu·​al·​ly ˈman-yə-wə-lē 

-yə-lē, 

-yü-ə-lē

: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods

We have to enter the data manually.

Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.

—Nancy Taylor Robson

Examples of manually in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Companies should also have the option to manually turn off a model’s network access as a failsafe when testing risky scenarios, like evaluating whether an AI agent can hack a bank, Ji added. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Even a quick 10-minute mid-morning workout or stepping away from your desk to manually chop ingredients and cook lunch acts as an immediate cognitive circuit breaker. — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

It must typically be collected manually by repetitively training machines how to perform certain tasks, such as folding shirts, stocking refrigerators, or shaking a mai tai. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026

Instead of requiring users to open multiple apps and complete each step manually, the system is designed to understand user intent, break down requests, and determine the actions needed to complete a task. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manually

• annually