manually

adverb

ma·​nu·​al·​ly ˈman-yə-wə-lē How to pronounce manually (audio)
-yə-lē, 
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—Nancy Taylor Robson

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Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026 In time, the duo realized the same was true across the whole of the MEP engineering domain, which is full of time-consuming processes that are currently carried out manually, often using multiple different software products. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Regardless, use this distant object to manually focus your lens. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Wallet offers a free version, but customers have to enter everything manually. — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for manually

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of manually was in the 15th century

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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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