humanely

«humanely» in Mova's school dictionary: in a kind way that causes as little pain or suffering as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (humanely); adjective: humane

meaning for a pupil

Humanely means in a kind way that causes as little pain or suffering as possible, especially to animals or prisoners. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and animal care it is about treating animals kindly; humane traps catch animals without hurting them. Phrases: «treated humanely», «humanely caught», «humanely put down» (euphemism).

examples

• The mice were caught humanely and let go in a field. tree →
• Farm animals should be treated humanely. tree →
• The prisoners were treated humanely. tree →
• The old dog was humanely put to sleep by the vet. tree →
• Use a humane trap to catch the rat humanely. tree →
• The rescue centre cares for animals humanely. tree →

note

Spelling: hu-MANE-ly. Do not confuse «humane» (kind) with «human» (a person). «Put to sleep / put down humanely» is a euphemism for killing a sick animal without pain.

In the corpora

• "Humanely destroyed" (official) means an animal was killed by officials.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «humanely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.