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

Instead of manually programming how each leg should move, the system studies biological movement data and uses it to learn the underlying coordination patterns needed for stable locomotion. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves. — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

That indicates that these faulty entries were manually generated by humans. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

All of that without a developer having to manually kick off each step. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manually

• annually