humanly
adverb
hu·man·ly
| \ ˈhyü-mən-lē
, ˈyü-\
, ˈyü-\
Definition of humanly
1a
: 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
2a
: 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
Examples of humanly in a Sentence
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But there is little doubt where Sergiy and Katya’s future lies in this dark yet humanly luminous story. — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Atlantis': Film Review | Venice 2019," 7 Sep. 2019 The 6-4 Bennett Skowronek extended his arms as far as humanly possible and withstood an end-zone landing to reel in perhaps the greatest catch in program history. — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "‘Certain memories you don’t forget’: 10 reasons 2018 was the wildest season in Northwestern history," 27 Aug. 2019 The late innings are going to be a perpetual wobble for Washington, putting the pressure on Scherzer, Strasburg and Corbin to pick up as many outs as humanly possible. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "Who's Going to Win the Chaotic NL Wild-Card Race?," 12 Aug. 2019 The show's producers tried to keep it as true to the 80's as humanly possibly. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, ""Stranger Things" Fans Really Want to Know Why Jonathan Byers is Always in a "Red Room"," 29 July 2019 The Prayvaganza wedding was all about adherence to dogma and humanly devised ritual. — refinery29.com, "The Subversive Role Of Religion In The Handmaid's Tale," 16 May 2018 Police said that the lion was humanly tranquilized by a veterinarian who was at the scene. — Prescotte Stokes Iii, star-telegram, "A mountain lion casually roamed a subdivision in Texas. How was your Sunday?," 25 Feb. 2018 The key thing about that squad is the sheer work rate put in by every single player to make the system as fluid as possible, with ever player given one specific task: to make life as difficult as humanly possible for the opposition. — SI.com, "Jupp Heynckes: The Legendary Manager Who Masterminded 'the Greatest Bayern Side Ever'," 4 July 2019 In a time when companies like Amazon have spoiled the US consumer into wanting their online orders as soon as humanly possible, long shipping times and a lack of available inventory can see consumers losing interest before a sale is made. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "The NBA and NHL finals were historic for their sports, and e-commerce," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'humanly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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humanly
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of humanly
: within the range of human ability
See the full definition for humanly in the English Language Learners Dictionary
humanly
adverb
hu·man·ly
| \ ˈhyü-mən-lē
, ˈyü-\
, ˈyü-\
Kids Definition of humanly
: within the range of human ability
The task is not humanly possible.