1
[ adverb ] in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

Synonyms

automatically

Examples

"this door opens mechanically"

Used in print

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

The dirt on the soiled objects is mechanically held by surface irregularities to some extent .

2
[ adverb ] in a machine-like manner; without feeling

Examples

"he smiled mechanically"

Related terms

mechanical mechanical

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