Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humanly

/ˈhjuːmənli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
hu-man-ly
IPA
/ˈhjuːmənli/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a human manner.

adj

Of or pertaining to humans; human.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Inflected Forms

more humanly (comparative) most humanly (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce humanly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhjuːmənli/.
What does humanly mean?
In a human manner.
Where does humanly come from?
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).

How to pronounce humanly

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