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Mechanically

//məˈkænɪkli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    From a mechanical point of view.

    "mechanically speaking"

  2. 2
    In a mechanical manner, mindlessly, thoughtlessly, automatically, without thinking.

    "My fears, however, made me mechanically close my thighs; but the very touch of his hand insinuated between them, disclosed them and opened a way for the main attack."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a machinelike manner; without feeling wordnet
  2. 2
    in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism wordnet

Etymology

From mechanical + -ly.

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