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minutely

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mi·nute·ly 1  (m-ntl, -nyt-, m-)
adv.
1. With attention to small details.
2. On a very small scale.
3. Into tiny pieces.

min·ute·ly 2  (mnt-l)
adj. Archaic
On a minute-by-minute basis.

minutely1
adv
in great detail

minutely2
adj
occurring every minute
adv
every minute
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.minutely - in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"

minutely
adverb precisely, closely, exactly, in detail, critically, meticulously, painstakingly, exhaustively, with a fine-tooth comb The metal is minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks.
Translations
minutely [maɪˈnjuːtlɪ] ADV
1. (= in detail) [describe] → detalladamente, minuciosamente; [examine] → minuciosamente
a minutely detailed accountun relato extremadamente detallado or completo hasta en los más pequeños detalles
2. (= by a small amount) [move, change, differ] → mínimamente
anything minutely resembling a fishcualquier cosa mínimamente parecida a un pez
minutely [maɪˈnjuːtli] adv
(= in detail) [observe, describe, examine] → minutieusement
minutely detailed → minutieusement détaillé
(= slightly) [increase, affect] → de manière infime
minute steak [ˌmɪnɪtˈsteɪk] nentrecôte f minute
minutely
adv (= by a small amount)ganz geringfügig; (= in detail)genauestens; anything minutely resembling a fishalles, was auch nur annähernd nach Fisch aussieht; a minutely detailed accounteine sehr detaillierte Schilderung; a minutely folded piece of paperein klitzeklein gefaltetes Stück Papier
minutely [maɪˈnjuːtlɪ] adv (by a small amount) → di poco; (in detail) → minuziosamente
minutely [maɪˈnjuːtlɪ] adv (by a small amount) → di poco; (in detail) → minuziosamente


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There ought also to be temples erected at proper places, both to the gods and the heroes; but it is unnecessary to dwell longer and most minutely on these particulars--for it is by no means difficult to plan these things, it is rather so to carry them into execution; for the theory is the child of our wishes, but the practical part must depend upon fortune; for which reason we shall decline saying anything farther upon these subjects.
There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, was minutely investigated and described by Giuseppe Bianchini, a prebendary of Verona, otherwise distinguished in letters, who published an account of it at Verona in 1731, which he afterwards republished at Rome.
We shall therefore very minutely lay open those previous matters by which it was produced; and for that purpose we shall be obliged to reveal all the secrets of a little family with which my reader is at present entirely unacquainted; and of which the oeconomy was so rare and extraordinary, that I fear it will shock the utmost credulity of many married persons.
 
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