minutely C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /maɪˈnjuːtlɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #76574 Meanings 1 adv in minute detail Our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses. 2 adv With attention to tiny details. To describe them in full, and to recount minutely the ideas held by the Japanese rustics concerning them, would be to compile an octavo work on dragonology. 3 adj Continuing; unceasing. Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely providence. 4 adv On a minute scale. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in minute detail circumstantially Etymology From minute + -ly. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # minutely **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /maɪˈnjuːtlɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 76574 ## Meanings 1. in minute detail 2. With attention to tiny details. 3. Continuing; unceasing. 4. On a minute scale. ## Examples - Our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses. - To describe them in full, and to recount minutely the ideas held by the Japanese rustics concerning them, would be to compile an octavo work on dragonology. - Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely providence. ## Etymology From minute + -ly. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown