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manually

adv. manner
B1 Intermediate US //ˈmænjuəɫi// UK //mˈænjuːəli// man·u·al·ly

adv. by hand rather than using a machine or a computer. You use this when you do a task yourself instead of letting an automatic system do it.

adv. by hand or using physical effort rather than by an automated or electronic process.


SIMPLE

I have to enter the data manually every morning.

CONTEXTUAL

When the automatic doors failed to open, the staff had to unlock them manually using a physical key.

COMPLEX

While the software can generate a basic report, the final figures must be adjusted manually to account for specific regional tax variations that the algorithm cannot yet process.

Origin

From manual + -ly.

Usage

Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause.

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