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View synonyms for finely

finely

[ fahyn-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a fine manner; excellently; elegantly; delicately; nicely; minutely; subtly.
  2. in fine particles or pieces:

    finely chopped onions.



finely

/ ˈfaɪnlɪ /

adverb

  1. into small pieces; minutely
  2. precisely or subtly
  3. splendidly or delicately


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finely1

First recorded in 1275–1325; from Middle English word fineliche; fine 1, -ly

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Example Sentences

It was as finely balanced and perfectly toned as Rivers' funeral.

Most New Yorkers have developed a finely-tuned sixth sense of when subway doors should close.

The debate about the future, the very existence of the royal family, has always been finely balanced.

Qualms about violence versus sex aside, the book is a finely spun tale.

It requires a finely honed sense of timing and a griddle that has been seasoned just right.

Beneath its far-flung branches a syce was sitting in front of a finely-proportioned and unusually big Arab horse.

The finely granular variety is the least significant, and is found when the epithelium is only moderately affected.

The baby's white robe, finely wrought in open-work, was also done, and freshly washed and ironed.

The sediment contains a few hyaline and finely granular casts and an occasional red blood-cell.

His finely-marked eyebrows went up in surprise at the irrelevance of my question, but he smiled.

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