minutely
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In a bid to purge subjectivity, the definitions were written in a style that was minutely descriptive but might charitably be called ungainly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
After reinstallation the instrument was re-tuned – a task which takes several months as each pipe is minutely altered.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
For those who weren’t there to close deals, the fair offered the opportunity to map out the minutely graded power structure of the publishing industry.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
However, the quantum noise that lurks inside the vacuum tubes that encase LIGO's laser beams can alter the timing of the photons in the beams by minutely small amounts.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023
I reached forward, without thinking, to touch his folded hands, but he slid them away minutely, and I pulled my hand back.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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