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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MINU'TELY, adv. [from minute.] To a small point of time, space or matter; exactly; nicely; as, to measure the length of any thing minutely; to ascertain time minutely; to relate a story minutely.
MINUTELY, a. min'itly. Happening every minute.
MIN'UTELY, adv. [from minute.] Every minute; with very little time intervening.
As if it were minutely proclaimed in thunder from heaven.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses" [syn: minutely, circumstantially]

Merriam Webster's

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minutely Mi*nute"ly, adv. [From 4th Minute.] In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minutely Min"ute*ly, a. [From 1st Minute.] Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing. [Obs.] Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely providence. --Hammond.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minutely Min"ute*ly, adv. At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly. --J. Philips. Minutely proclaimed in thunder from heaven. --Hammond.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. You use minutely to indicate that something is done in great detail. The metal is then minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks... ADV: ADV with v 2. You use minutely to indicate that the size or extent of something is very small. The benefit of an x-ray far outweighs the minutely increased risk of cancer. ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed

Moby Thesaurus

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