minutely
1 of 2adverb
mi·nute·ly mī-ˈnüt-lē 
mə-,
-ˈnyüt-
1
: into very small pieces
2
: in a minute manner or degree
a minutely detailed analysis
minutely
2 of 2adjective
min·ute·ly ˈmi-nət-lē
archaic
: minute by minute
Synonyms
Adverb
- completely
- comprehensively
- detailedly
- exhaustively
- fully
- inside out
- roundly
- sweepingly
- systematically
- thoroughly
- through and through
- totally
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Example Sentences
Adverb a minutely detailed analysis of the series of glitches that resulted in the blackout
Recent Examples on the Web
Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 COVID-19—and private lives, in particular that of Roland Baines, an alter ego whose parents, siblings, childhood, and early education are all minutely modeled on McEwan’s own. Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic, however, is taking plane weight loss to a whole new, minutely fastidious level: The airline recently piloted a redesign of its meal trays. Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online, 26 June 2014 This news desertification has been minutely chronicled by Penny Abernathy, a reporter turned scholar, and recently lamented by The Washington Post Magazine. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 Erskine and Konkle starred in every episode, wrote the majority of the scripts, and were minutely involved in post-production. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 Fifteen years ago, Alessandro Vespignani, a physicist at Northeastern, developed a model that simulates all human movement around the globe in order to predict, as minutely as possible, how diseases might spread. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2021 Like Kamali's Sleeping Bag Coat, the Diana Gown is a house staple—one the designer first created in the 1970s and has only minutely adjusted in the years since. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2021 The death toll is minutely lower than the record 1,002 tallied on Saturday, but shows the country continuing to struggle with the virus as vaccination rates remain low. Jim Heintz, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021 See More
Adverb
Organizers have been minutely preparing the event for years. Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 COVID-19—and private lives, in particular that of Roland Baines, an alter ego whose parents, siblings, childhood, and early education are all minutely modeled on McEwan’s own. Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic, however, is taking plane weight loss to a whole new, minutely fastidious level: The airline recently piloted a redesign of its meal trays. Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online, 26 June 2014 This news desertification has been minutely chronicled by Penny Abernathy, a reporter turned scholar, and recently lamented by The Washington Post Magazine. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 Erskine and Konkle starred in every episode, wrote the majority of the scripts, and were minutely involved in post-production. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 Fifteen years ago, Alessandro Vespignani, a physicist at Northeastern, developed a model that simulates all human movement around the globe in order to predict, as minutely as possible, how diseases might spread. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2021 Like Kamali's Sleeping Bag Coat, the Diana Gown is a house staple—one the designer first created in the 1970s and has only minutely adjusted in the years since. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2021 The death toll is minutely lower than the record 1,002 tallied on Saturday, but shows the country continuing to struggle with the virus as vaccination rates remain low. Jim Heintz, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adverb
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
circa 1616, in the meaning defined above
minutely
adverb
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details a minutely detailed analysis of the series of glitches that resulted in the blackout Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- systematically
- thoroughly
- fully
- exhaustively
- comprehensively
- extensively
- widely
- in detail
- completely
- at length
- sweepingly
- detailedly
- intensively
- totally
- microscopically
- meticulously
- inside out
- roundly
- broadly
- from stem to stern
- from the ground up
- perfectly
- conclusively
- generally
- consummately
- globally
- all out
- through and through
- full blast
- definitely
- encyclopedically
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- randomly
- haphazardly
- desultorily
- imperfectly
- narrowly
- aimlessly
- cursorily
- inadequately
- summarily
- superficially
- sketchily
- shallowly
- vaguely
- nebulously
- indeterminately
- hit or miss