humanly

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhjuːmənli/ === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Adverb ==== humanly (comparative more humanly, superlative most humanly) In a human manner. ===== Antonyms ===== inhumanly ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From human (noun) +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix). Used once in Middle English, as humaynly, modelled on Middle Dutch and meaning “characteristic of human nature”. ==== Adjective ==== humanly (comparative more humanly, superlative most humanly) (possibly nonstandard) Of or pertaining to humans; human. ==== References ==== == Middle English == === Etymology === From humayne +‎ -ly. === Adverb === humanly (hapax legomenon) humanely (used ironically) ==== Descendants ==== English: humanely; see also humanly ==== References ==== “hūmanlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.