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manual 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: manuel, from Latin manualis, from manus 'hand']
manual work involves using your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind
-synonym blue-collar blue-collar
manual job/labour/worker etc
::low-paid manual jobs
::People in manual occupations have a lower life expectancy.
operated or done by hand or without the help of electricity, computers etc
-opposite automatic automatic
::a manual typewriter
::a five-speed manual gearbox
::It would take too long to do a manual search of all the data.
relating to how well you use your hands to make or do things
::No great manual dexterity (=skill in using your hands) is required to perform the technique.
-- manually adv