manual

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manual is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmænjuəl/, SAMPA: /"m{nju@l/
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Adjective

Positive
manual

Comparative
more manual

Superlative
most manual

If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.
Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.

One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.
Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.
Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.

Antonyms

Related words

manually

Noun

Singular
manual

Plural
manuals

(countable) A manual is a book of instructions.
I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.