humanly

adverb hu·man·ly \ˈhyü-mən-lē, ˈyü-\

: within the range of human ability

Full Definition of HUMANLY

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>

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>

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15th century

HUMANLY Defined for Kids

adverb hu·man·ly \ˈhyü-mən-lē, ˈyü-\

: within the range of human ability <The task is not humanly possible.>

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