Definition of "minutely" []

• With attention to small details. (adverb)
• On a very small scale. (adverb)
• Into tiny pieces. (adverb)
• Archaic On a minute-by-minute basis. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Ellen’s face formed an expression minutely too casual, as if it were being pushed through another, more immediate emotion."
• "What does annoy me minutely is the ordering of items in the Scripting News feed, which appears not to be strictly by time."
• "When she glanced at Ginny's palette, it seemed to be covered in minutely distinctive shades of red."