Etymology

humanely

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Today it means: In a humane manner. Full definition →

Middle English humanly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhumanly
  2. English todayhumanely

From Middle English humanly; equivalent to humane + -ly. Piecewise doublet of humanly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.