mechanically

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English

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Etymology

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From mechanical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈkænɪkli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧chan‧i‧cal‧ly

Adverb

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mechanically (comparative more mechanically, superlative most mechanically)

  1. In a mechanical manner.
    • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: [] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] [], →OCLC:
      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.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, pages 183–184:
      "Of what avail," and her eyes wandered mechanically round, "is all the luxury by which I am surrounded, if it serve only as a barrier to all kindly feelings?"

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