Also means
automatically
Usage Note
Meccanicamente describes action done by mechanical means or, figuratively, in a routine, unthinking way — like a machine. The figurative use is common in everyday Italian: risponde meccanicamente (he answers mechanically, i.e. without thinking). The corresponding adjective is meccanico, noun meccanismo.
Examples
"Ripete la risposta meccanicamente ogni volta."
Natural Translation
She repeats the answer mechanically every time.
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