mechanically

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mechanically

  • /məˈkænɪkli/

adverb more mechanically · most mechanically

  1. From a mechanical point of view. mechanically speaking
  2. In a mechanical manner, mindlessly, thoughtlessly, automatically, without thinking. 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.

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Closest in meaning: automatically, mechanistically, machinery, structurally, mindlessly, robotically, routinely, unthinkingly, reflexively, perfunctorily, systematically, thoughtlessly, involuntarily, repetitively, habitually, unemotionally

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adv from a mechanical point of view

Españolmecánicamente
Françaismécaniquement
Deutschmechanisch

adv in a mechanical manner, mindlessly, without thinking

Españolmecánicamente
Françaismachinalement
Deutschmechanisch
Italianomacchinalmente

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@misc{mechanically_2026,
  title = {mechanically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mechanically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}