minutely

/maɪˈnutli/

/ˈmɪnətli/

Do something minutely and you'll do it in an attentive or meticulous, careful way. If you minutely edit your English paper, you'll be sure to catch every last mistake.

A detective might investigate a crime minutely, examining every possible clue in an intent way. Minutely can also modify an adjective, as in a minutely detailed news report or a minutely precise dollhouse version of Buckingham Palace. At the root of minutely is the Latin minutus, "little, small, or minute."

Definitions of minutely

1. adverb

   in minute detail
   “our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses”

   synonyms: circumstantially