manually
/ˈmænj(u)əliː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
Using a human, as opposed to a computer.
Example Sentences
- "stimulate someone manually"
- "manually operated machine"
- "The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker."
- "They and the airline itself described an internal process that requires multiple departments to manually redesign the airline’s schedule – a system that works “the vast majority of the time,” Southwest said in a statement."
- "Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson."
Etymology
Etymology tree English manual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English manually From manual + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmænj(u)əliː/
- British English: /ˈmænj(ʊ)əli/