humanly

adverb

hu·​man·​ly ˈhyü-mən-lē 

ˈyü-

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

Examples of humanly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gaza is destroyed — structurally and humanly. —Itay Stern, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025

Here are a few major ideas that came out of the discussion on how AI can work more humanly in the physical world where humans live. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

The commonalities begin with a propensity to juggle more projects, more or less simultaneously, than would seem humanly plausible. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

Tania, Dima and German, each from a different generation, try reinventing themselves both humanly and artistically while dealing with the raw reality of exile. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing humanly

• as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible
• humanly possible

Rhymes for humanly

• inhumanly

Kids Definition

humanly

adverb

hu·​man·​ly ˈhyü-mən-lē 

ˈyü-

1

: within the range of human ability

a task not humanly possible

2

: of or concerning human needs or emotions

deal humanly with the poor