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manually, adv.|ˈmænjuːəlɪ|
[f. manual a. + -ly2.]
1. With or by means of the hand or hands; by the operation of the hands; by manual labour.
1471Ripley Comp. Alch. Ep. ii. in Ashm. (1652) 112 Which thyng is not wrought manually, But naturally. 1506in Mem. Hen. VII (Rolls) 297 Both kings..went up to the high altar, and there sware upon the holy Evangelists, canon of the mass by them manually touched. 1874Farrar Christ vii. (1884) 40 And while they were occupied manually, we have positive evidence that these years were not neglected intellectually. 1877J. D. Chambers Divine Worship 199 The Presbyters manually should hand each Penitent to the Archdeacon.
2. Law. Personally, actually. (Cf. manual a. 2.)
1628Coke On Litt. 17 That which is manually occupied, manured and possessed.
3. With regard to the hands.
1882Sala Amer. Revis. (1885) 185 An obliging waiter..facially and manually as black as the Ace of Spades. |