adverb
humanly
HYOO-muhn-lee
adverb
1
Within the limits of human ability or power.
"She did everything humanly possible to save the business."
"It's not humanly possible to read that many books in a week."
How to Use Humanly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs far as a human being can — almost always used in the phrase "humanly possible."
Common pairings
humanly possible
Word Forms
more humanly comparative, more humanly comparative, most humanly superlative, most humanly superlative
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Etymology
From human plus the adverb-forming ending -ly.