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

The new spillgates can be controlled remotely from the river authority's control room, while the old gates had to be opened and closed manually on site. —Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026

For example, while GPS trackers can be used to measure mileage, drivers also have the option to manually submit photos of their odometer readings, eliminating the need for tracking altogether. —Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026

The offering won’t be as free-wheeling as the European copy-trade popularized by eToro—Robinhood users won’t be able to automate their trades to copy a Social user, but can do so manually. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Proton and other providers affected want Google to fix the bug so users won't need to reinstall the app manually. —James Peckham, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manually

• annually