minutely

[ min-it-lee ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪt li /

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adjective

occurring every minute.

adverb

every minute; minute by minute.

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Origin of minutely

First recorded in 1590–1600; minute¹ + -ly

Words nearby minutely

minus sight, minus sign, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minutely, Minuteman, minute mark, Minutemen, minutes, minute steak

Other definitions for minutely (2 of 2)

minutely²

[ mahy-noot-lee, -nyoot-, mi- ]

/ maɪˈnut li, -ˈnyut-, mɪ- /

adverb

in a minute manner, form, or degree; in minute detail.

into tiny or very small pieces.

Origin of minutely

First recorded in 1590–1600; minute² + -ly

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How to use minutely in a sentence

In the space between heartbeats, two or three of the boys leap forward from the group, only to fall back again in a minutely timed hydraulic swoon.
Steven Spielberg’s Extraordinary West Side Story Is an Exuberant Modern Fairytale|Stephanie Zacharek|December 2, 2021|Time
Levi-Montalcini’s bedroom discoveries were the turning point in humankind’s understanding that our nervous system is minutely shaped by death.
A Lab of Her Own - Issue 108: Change|Bob Goldstein|December 1, 2021|Nautilus
Page by page, Woolever diminishes Bourdain’s celebrity in favor of the minutely observed, the subjective and contradictory, composing the story on a human scale and leaving the legend aside.
Who Knows Anthony Bourdain?|Maria Bustillos|October 27, 2021|Eater
Daneri is using the Aleph to write a terrible poem that minutely and pointlessly describes everything on earth.
Is Dave Eggers’ ‘The Circle’ Our Generation’s ‘1984’?|Stefan Beck|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Polonsky's work is so minutely detailed that it doesn't lend themselves to easy description.
David's Bookclub: The Jews in Poland and Russia|David Frum|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If you wish, I will send a copy of the certificate of the duty done by this engine, which states very minutely every circumstance.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
And this becomes sufficiently obvious when the circumstances attending the exhaustion of the soil are minutely examined.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
But it would be digressing beyond a proper boundary, to go minutely into this subject here.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae|Edward Jenner
But when more minutely examined, it becomes apparent that the facts on which it is founded are of a very uncertain character.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The eye is fitted both to gaze at the stars millions of miles away and minutely examine objects only a few inches distant.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for minutely (1 of 2)

minutely¹

/ (maɪˈnjuːtlɪ) /

adverb

in great detail

British Dictionary definitions for minutely (2 of 2)

minutely²

/ (ˈmɪnɪtlɪ) /

adjective

occurring every minute

adverb

every minute

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