humanly

adverb

hu·​man·​ly ˈhyü-mən-lē 

ˈyü-

1

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

2

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

Examples of humanly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tania, Dima and German, each from a different generation, try reinventing themselves both humanly and artistically while dealing with the raw reality of exile. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024

Reform Judaism is based on the idea that both the Bible and the laws of the oral Torah are divinely inspired, but humanly constructed, meaning they should be adapted based on contemporary moral ideals. —Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 19 June 2023

Spousal relationships are humanly made and also can be humanly terminated. —Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023

Oh, just Jr NTR's flipping of a full-sized motorcycle with a single kick, characters' leaping humanly impossible distances through the air and the outrunning of tigers and other wild animals upon their unleashing. —Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing humanly

• as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible
• humanly possible

Kids Definition

humanly

adverb

hu·​man·​ly ˈhyü-mən-lē 

ˈyü-

1

: within the range of human ability

a task not humanly possible

2

: of or concerning human needs or emotions

deal humanly with the poor