mechanically

1. 1.

   in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

   “this door opens mechanically”

   Synonymsautomatically
2. 2.

   in a machinelike manner; without feeling

   “he smiled mechanically”

Questions about mechanically

What does mechanically mean?

mechanically means "in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mechanically?

mechanically has 4 syllables: me-chanic-al-ly. The stress falls on "chanic". In IPA it is /məˈkænɪkli/.

What is another word for mechanically?

Close synonyms include automatically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mechanically a common word?