Learn English – Automatedly vs. Automatically

meaning

If I have a process which is automated (I have a laundry separator which creates piles based on reflective light wavelengths and material density), can I then say that today I did laundry automatedly? I wouldn't say automatically; that particular word's definition is overloaded. One might think that I came home and tended to my laundry without thought.

Instead I would like to describe this action being done by an automatic machine. This particular word does not seem to have a bona fide definition anywhere.

Best Answer

Automatedly is not a word. Consider a different sentence construction. Instead of, "I did laundry automatedly", use "I did laundry using an automatic process". Also it would be more pleasing to the ear to include a definitive article as in, "I did the laundry using an automatic process".

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