HUMANELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does humanely mean? 

• HUMANELY (adverb)
  The adverb HUMANELY has 1 sense:

1. in a humane manner

  Familiarity information: HUMANELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMANELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a humane manner

Context example:

let's treat the prisoners of war humanely

Antonym:

inhumanely (in an inhumane manner)

Pertainym:

humane (marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering)

 Context examples 

MY uncle was humanely anxious to get Harrison to bed as soon as possible, for the smith, although he laughed at his own injuries, had none the less been severely punished.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Such might be his constitution; and as she knew that eating and drinking were often the cure of such incidental complaints, she recommended his taking some refreshment; he would find abundance of every thing in the dining-room—and she humanely pointed out the door.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)