minutely

minutely
I. adverb Date: 1599 1. into very small pieces 2. in a minute manner or degree <
a minutely detailed analysis
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II. adjective Date: circa 1616 archaic minute by minute

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  • Minutely — Min ute*ly, adv. At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly. J. Philips. [1913 Webster] Minutely proclaimed in thunder from heaven. Hammond. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Minutely — Min ute*ly, a. [From 1st {Minute}.] Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Throwing themselves absolutely upon God s minutely providence. Hammond. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Minutely — Mi*nute ly, adv. [From 4th {Minute}.] In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • minutely — minutely1 [min′it lē] adj. 1. occurring at intervals of a minute 2. occurring very often or continually adv. 1. every minute 2. often or continually minutely2 [mī no͞ot′lē, mīnyo͞ot′lē; mi no͞ot′lē, minyo͞ot′lē] adv …   English World dictionary

  • minutely — [[t]maɪnju͟ːtli, AM nu͟ːt [/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v You use minutely to indicate that something is done in great detail. The metal is then minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks... They follow minutely the news from abroad on Cable …   English dictionary

  • minutely — adv. Minutely is used with these adjectives: ↑detailed Minutely is used with these verbs: ↑examine …   Collocations dictionary

  • minutely — mi|nute|ly [ maı nutli ] adverb 1. ) very carefully and with a lot of attention to details: a minutely detailed report 2. ) in a very slight or small way: He turned up the volume minutely …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • minutely — UK [maɪˈnjuːtlɪ] / US [maɪˈnutlɪ] adverb 1) very carefully and with a lot of attention to detail a minutely detailed report 2) in a very slight or small way He turned up the volume minutely …   English dictionary

  • minutely — Ⅰ. minute [1] ► NOUN 1) a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour. 2) (a minute) informal a very short time. 3) (also arc minute or minute of arc) a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement …   English terms dictionary

  • minutely — adverb in minute detail our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses • Syn: ↑circumstantially • Derived from adjective: ↑circumstantial (for: ↑circumstantially), ↑minute …   Useful english dictionary

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