n.
Pronunciation: ' man-y ə -w ə l, -y ə l, -yü- ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English manuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin manualis, from manus hand; akin to Old English mund hand and perhaps to Greek mar ē hand
Date: 15th century
1 a : of, relating to, or involving the hands < manual dexterity> b : worked or done by hand and not by machine <a manual transmission> < manual computation> < manual indexing>
2 : requiring or using physical skill and energy < manual labor> < manual workers>
– man · u · al · ly adverb