humanly
adverb
hu·man·ly
ˈhyü-mən-lē 
ˈyü-
1
a
: with regard to human needs and emotions
provide humanly for those who are not needed in the economy—
E. F. Bacon
E. F. Bacon
b
: with regard to or in keeping with human proneness to error or weakness
humanly inaccurate
2
a
: from a human viewpoint
humanly speaking, the process works … like this—Elizabeth Janeway
Elizabeth Janeway
b
: within the range of human capacity
did everything humanly possible
c
: by humans
humanly made
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Reform Judaism is based on the idea that both the Bible and the laws of the oral Torah are divinely inspired, but humanly constructed, meaning they should be adapted based on contemporary moral ideals.
—Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 19 June 2023
Spousal relationships are humanly made and also can be humanly terminated.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
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Joshua Shanes, Fortune, 19 June 2023
Spousal relationships are humanly made and also can be humanly terminated.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
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humanly
adverb
hu·man·ly
ˈhyü-mən-lē
ˈyü-
1
: within the range of human ability
a task not humanly possible
2
: of or concerning human needs or emotions
deal humanly with the poor
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