adverb · rare

humanly

humanly · more humanly · most humanly

по-людськи

по-человечески

In a human mannerIn a human manner.

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/ˈhjuːmənli/

» I'm doing everything humanly possible.

Meaning

1 senses

In a human manner.
по-челове́ческиpo-čelovéčeski
по-лю́дськиpo-ljúdsʹky
in the manner of human beings

Examples

4 sentences

I'm doing everything humanly possible.
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Gabriel drinks more whisky than it's humanly possible.
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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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I've done everything humanly possible.
deIch habe alles Menschenmögliche getan. — Melang
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

in a human manner:

Origin

From human (adjective) + -ly (adverbial suffix). Piecewise doublet of humanely (in Middle

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).

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