Minutely
[maɪ'njuːtlɪ] or [maɪ'njutlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) in minute detail; 'our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses'.
Typist: Zamenhof--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely.
(a.) Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing.
(adv.) At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly.
Typist: Willie
Examples
- Such conditions are often minutely represented in our petty lifetimes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We will behold, and minutely examine, a scene so interesting to every Englishman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mrs Tickit, though minutely circumstantial in her reply, had no settled opinion between five seconds and ten minutes. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You shall be minutely obeyed, Mrs. Pryor. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It appeared that she had minutely studied the botany of English fields and woods. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Rather than pass upon an uncertainty, the experiment will be dissected and checked minutely in order to obtain absolute knowledge, pro and con. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For the incidents of the voyage I refer you to my journal, where you will find them all minutely related. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Most of the rooms were unfurnished, but none the less Holmes inspected them all minutely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- While Sola was away I took occasion to examine more minutely the room in which I found myself captive. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Tarzan examined the black minutely, for he had never seen any other human being. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- This is a very singular knife, said Holmes, lifting it up and examining it minutely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Opposite to him sits his lady--a personage whom I might describe minutely, but I feel no vocation to the task. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He took up a large volume which he had been reading before, and became minutely attentive to his author. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When he was left alone, this strange being took up a candle, went to a glass that hung against the wall, and surveyed himself minutely in it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He raised the cork and examined it minutely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The window, the curtains, the carpet, the chair, the rope--each in turn was minutely examined and duly pondered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Jacob's well at Sychar--the ancient Shechim--has been visited by travellers in all ages and has been minutely described. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Will not the reader tire, if I should minutely describe our long-drawn journey from Paris to Geneva? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was from a thousand motives induced to attend minutely to the course of events, and watch each turn with intense anxiety. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- What strange things these are you tell us of, Sir,' said Mr. Pickwick, minutely scanning the old man's countenance, by the aid of his glasses. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The whole garden has already been minutely examined. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The shortcomings of the earlier machines are minutely set forth, and the witnesses for the plaintiff are clear that they are neither practical nor profitable. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In an hour he struck the trail again, and coming to earth examined the soil minutely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As Mr. Philander was placing the frail bones of the infant in a bit of sail cloth, he examined the skull minutely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Tarzan examined these all minutely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Typist: Willie