Humanely

//hjuːˈmeɪn.li// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a humane manner.

    "The study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the University of Florida and the tortoise was humanely euthanized with an overdose of sodium pentobarbital performed by intracoelomatic injection [34 ]."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a humane manner wordnet

Synonyms

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favorablygoodkindlynicelywarmlywell

Example

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"Your local animal shelter may offer TNR (trap-neuter-release), a program where you humanely trap stray animals, take them in, have them neutered or spayed, and then release them back onto the street."

Etymology

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

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