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humanwise

humanwise adverb: in a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans.

Adverb

humanwise (comparative more humanwise, superlative most humanwise)

  1. In a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans
    • We ourselves, like the savage, necessarily speak of God and imagine Him humanwise,—…1898, The Month: An Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Science and Art
    • There is apparent everywhere an orderliness which we, humanwise, find suggestive of man's design, a conscious adherence to an architectural plan utilizing throughout the same long, parallel, west-slanting lines —…1966, The Tetons: Interpretations of a Mountain Landscape

Forms of humanwise

comparativemore humanwise
superlativemost humanwise
alternative formhuman-wise

Origin of humanwise

From human + -wise.

Questions about humanwise

What does humanwise mean?
Humanwise means in a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans.
What part of speech is humanwise?
Humanwise is an adverb.

Words near humanwise in the dictionary

  1. humanstory
  2. Humanstuck
  3. humantaur
  4. humantaurs
  5. humanure
  6. humanwise
  7. humanzee
  8. humanzees
  9. Humarock
  10. Humash
  11. Humashim

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