Meaning

1 senses

  1. (nonstandard, possibly)Of or pertaining to humans; human.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. I'm doing everything humanly possible.

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  2. Gabriel drinks more whisky than it's humanly possible.

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  3. He set out to make a movie as gruesome as humanly possible.

    ruОн собрался сделать кино настолько отвратительным, насколько это вообще возможно. — wutiarn

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  4. I've done everything humanly possible.

    deIch habe alles Menschenmögliche getan. — Melang

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Origin

From human (noun) + -ly (adjectival suffix). Used once in Middle English, as humaynly, mod

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

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Forms

more humanly, most humanly
Comparativemore humanly Lesson
Superlativemost humanly Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
humanitarianhumanityB1humankindhumanoidhumbleB2

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