adv.
Pronunciation: ' hyü-m ə n-l ē , ' yü-
Function: adverb
Date: 15th century
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>