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manual

 
/ˈmæn·ju·əl/ adj [not gradable] (DONE BY HAND)

Definition

done or operated with the hands: The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting. He has callouses on his hands from years of manual labor. If a machine is manual, it does not use electricity to operate: We all used manual typewriters in those days. manually
 
/ˈmæn·ju·ə·li/ adv
a manually operated pump
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