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humanly

[ hyoo-muhn-leeor, often, yoo- ]

adverb

  1. in a human manner.
  2. by human means.
  3. within the limits of human knowledge and capability:

    Is it humanly possible to predict the future?

  4. from or according to the viewpoint of humankind.


humanly

/ ˈːəԱɪ /

adverb

  1. by human powers or means
  2. in a human or humane manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of humanly1

First recorded in 1605–15; human + -ly
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Trump could not hide his annoyance that he had to go through these motions before commencing with the real task at hand: exploiting his position to suck up as much corrupt cash as humanly possible.

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I mean, there are so many conversations that happen in the pods that it is humanly impossible to know everything, even as much as I'm in the raw footage.

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Her good fortune is in the family that will do whatever is humanly possible - in the face of air strikes, gun battles, hunger and disease - to protect her.

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“He’s doing everything humanly possible, and then some,” Harbaugh said of his quarterback.

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"Many have told me they won’t work on new-build sites because of the rates of pay and the pressure to do more than is humanly possible."

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