adverb
in detail; minutely; thoroughly
Describes explaining, describing, or examining something with great attention to detail, often in a meticulous or exhaustive manner.
彼はその事件について事細かに説明した。
He explained the incident in detail.
契約書の内容を事細かに確認してください。
Please check the contents of the contract thoroughly.
More formal and often used in written or technical contexts, while 事細かに can be used in both formal and casual speech.
A more general adverb meaning 'finely' or 'in small pieces'; 事細かに emphasizes exhaustive detail in description or explanation.
Compound of 事 (koto, 'thing, matter') and 細かに (komaka ni, 'in detail'), literally 'in a matter-detailed way'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is a natural adverbialization.