Standard Lemma guide

minutely

adj · adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /maɪˈnjuːtlɪ/ on a minute scale
  • /ˈmɪnɪtlɪ/ happening every minute
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 N AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Happening every minute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Continuing; unceasing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

With attention to tiny details.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

On a minute scale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

in minute detail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circumstantially

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English minute Middle English -ly English -ly English minutely From minute + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подробно (podrobno) — with attention to tiny details
  • Bulgarian: детайлно (detajlno) — with attention to tiny details
  • Portuguese: minuciosamente — with attention to tiny details
  • Spanish: minuciosamente — with attention to tiny details
  • Ukrainian: докла́дно (dokládno) — with attention to tiny details
  • Ukrainian: дета́льно (detálʹno) — with attention to tiny details