manually
- 01 B1 Intermediate
using your hands to do a physical task.
performed by hand rather than by a machine or mechanical device.
Simple“The old gate doesn't have a motor, so you have to open it manually.”
In context“Before the factory was modernised, workers had to sort the raw materials manually, which was both time-consuming and physically exhausting.”
Synonymsby handphysicallyAntonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
doing a task yourself on a computer or system instead of letting the software do it for you.
requiring human input or control as opposed to being handled by an automated computer system.
Simple“The software didn't update itself, so I had to enter the data manually.”
In context“The system administrator had to override the automated security protocol and manually reset the user permissions after the server crash.”
Synonymsuser controlledAntonymsautomaticallyprogrammatically
From manual + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.