Minutely

//maɪˈnjuːtlɪ// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening every minute. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Continuing; unceasing. not-comparable

    "Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely providence."

Adverb
  1. 1
    With attention to tiny details.

    "To describe them in full, and to recount minutely the ideas held by the Japanese rustics concerning them, would be to compile an octavo work on dragonology."

  2. 2
    On a minute scale.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in minute detail wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
a bita littleaccuratelyat lengthbarelyby a hair

Example

More examples

"What is man, when you come to think upon him, but a minutely set, ingenious machine for turning, with infinite artfulness, the red wine of Shiraz into urine?"

Etymology

From minute + -ly.

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