Humanly
['hjuːmənlɪ] or ['hjumənli]
Definition
(adv.) In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects, humanly speaking, promise a happy issue.
(adv.) Kindly; humanely.
Typed by Chloe
Examples
- I am attempting to suggest some of the essentials of a statesman's equipment for the work of a humanly centered politics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is making the atmosphere in which a humanly centered politics can flourish. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I hope to show that it alone can keep step with life; it alone is humanly relevant; and it alone achieves valuable results. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Now, Charley, said I after letting her go on for a little while, if I am to be ill, my great trust, humanly speaking, is in you. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Humanly speaking, my dear Rachel, there can be no doubt of it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They had grown accustomed to a humanly liberating atmosphere in which formality was an instrument instead of an idol. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typed by Chloe