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humanely

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /hjuːˈmeɪn.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH Y UW0 M EY1 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a humane manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a humane manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's treat the prisoners of war humanely

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inhumanely

History

Etymology

From Middle English humanly; equivalent to humane + -ly. Piecewise doublet of humanly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: humanament — in a humane manner
  • Esperanto: humane — in a humane manner
  • Estonian: inimlikult — in a humane manner
  • Estonian: humaanselt — in a humane manner
  • French: humainement — in a humane manner
  • Georgian: ჰუმანურად (humanurad) — in a humane manner
  • German: menschlich — in a humane manner
  • Icelandic: mannúðlega — in a humane manner
  • Polish: po ludzku — in a humane manner
  • Polish: humanitarnie — in a humane manner
  • Polish: ludzko — in a humane manner
  • Portuguese: humanamente — in a humane manner
  • Spanish: humanamente — in a humane manner