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Part of Speech: adverb, conjunction
Since; afterwards. See 1st Sith.
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Webster dictionary was developed by Noah Webster in the beginning of 19th century. On this website, you can find definition for minuteness from the 1913 edition of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. Define minuteness using one of the most comprehensive free online dictionaries on the web.
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- On the point whether madness can in certain cases be cured, Pinel's utterances are dismissed with downright contempt: " Instead of any new light being thrown upon this important question, or any new rules of conduct pointed out, our author gives a minute detail of two cases, where any ancient female of ordinary capacity could have decided as well as himself, and relates with laboured minuteness the contrary opinions of some eminent physicians on a late memorable occasion in this country." - "Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles", Daniel Hack Tuke.
- These men detailed all the horrid circumstances of the mutiny with extreme minuteness and perfect accuracy; nevertheless, not one of them had ever been in the ship, nor had so much as seen Capt. - "The Book of Were-Wolves", Sabine Baring-Gould.
- These little figures are not more than three- quarters of an inch high, but are worked with such minuteness that even the tiny features are shown. - "Chats on Old Lace and Needlework", Emily Leigh Lowes.