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humanly

adj · adv · 3 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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  • /ˈhjuːmənli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH Y UW1 M AH0 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to humans; human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, possibly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a human manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adverb

Meaning 3

in the manner of human beings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • humanly possible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

From human (noun) + -ly (adjectival suffix). Used once in Middle English, as humaynly, modelled on Middle Dutch and meaning “characteristic of human nature”.

From human (adjective) + -ly (adverbial suffix). Piecewise doublet of humanely (in Middle English as humanly, when human and humane had not yet become different words).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: humanament — in a human manner
  • Esperanto: home — in a human manner
  • French: humainement — in a human manner
  • Georgian: ადამიანურად (adamianurad) — in a human manner
  • Hungarian: emberileg — in a human manner
  • Polish: ludzko — in a human manner
  • Polish: po ludzku — in a human manner
  • Portuguese: humanamente — in a human manner
  • Romanian: omenește — in a human manner
  • Russian: по-челове́чески (po-čelovéčeski) — in a human manner
  • Spanish: humanamente — in a human manner
  • Ukrainian: по-лю́дськи (po-ljúdsʹky) — in a human manner