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minutely

1 American  
[min-it-lee] / ˈmɪn ɪt li /

adjective

  1. occurring every minute.

adverb

  1. every minute; minute by minute.

minutely 2 American  
[mahy-noot-lee, -nyoot-, mi-] / maɪˈnut li, -ˈnyut-, mɪ- /

adverb

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

  2. into tiny or very small pieces.

minutely British  
/ ˈmɪnɪtlɪ /

adjective

  1. occurring every minute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. every minute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of minutely1

First recorded in 1590–1600; minute 1 + -ly

Origin of minutely2

First recorded in 1590–1600; minute 2 + -ly

Example Sentences

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All is imaginatively recreated, and minutely detailed, as in one of his uncle’s historical novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

However, the quantum noise that lurks inside the vacuum tubes that encase LIGO's laser beams can alter the timing of the photons in the beams by minutely small amounts.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

His remarks were widely condemned and, in summing up, the coroner said that "the conspiracy theory advanced by Mohamed Fayed has been minutely examined and shown to be without any substance".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023

Feinstein’s frailty and failings can be minutely cataloged and widely disseminated, and often are, in ways that aging lawmakers were previously spared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Together they examined the stone steps minutely, going back over each one several times.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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