humanely en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /hjuːˈmeɪn.li/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English humanly; equivalent to humane + -ly. Piecewise doublet of humanly.
Meanings
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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 ].
2015 August 6, “A Genomic Approach to Unravel Host-Pathogen Interaction in Chelonians: The Example of Testudinid Herpesvirus 3”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more humanely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most humanely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
et inimlikult (in a humane manner) · pl po ludzku (in a humane manner) · de menschlich (in a humane manner) · is mannúðlega (in a humane manner) · et humaanselt (in a humane manner) · eo humane (in a humane manner) · ka ჰუმანურად (in a humane manner) · pl humanitarnie (in a humane manner) · pl ludzko (in a humane manner) · pt humanamente (in a humane manner) · es humanamente (in a humane manner) · ca humanament (in a humane manner) · fr humainement (in a humane manner)