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English
Etymology
From mechanical + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈkænɪkli/
- Hyphenation: me‧chan‧i‧cal‧ly
Adverb
mechanically (comparative more mechanically, superlative most mechanically)
- In a mechanical manner.
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: for G. Fenton , →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 E L, 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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