adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans

   "We ourselves, like the savage, necessarily speak of God and imagine Him humanwise,—…"

Example

More examples

"We ourselves, like the savage, necessarily speak of God and imagine Him humanwise,—…"

Etymology

From human + -wise.

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