Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a fine manner; splendidly.
- adverb To a fine point; discriminatingly.
- adverb In small pieces or parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a fine manner, in any sense of the word fine; admirably; elegantly; showily; delicately; sensitively; adroitly; subtlely; minutely; thinly; lightly: as, a picture finely painted; a stuff finely wrought; flour finely ground; a thought finely expressed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a fine or finished manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a manner to produce a
fine result; as to grind finely means to grid to a fine powder. - adverb Very well, in a great way
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a delicate manner
- adverb in tiny pieces
- adverb in an elegant manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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But Desmond is what you call finely organised; and you can't handle a violin as you would
Captain Desmond, V.C. Maud Diver 1906
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I make my guacamole pretty much like you, except I leave out the garlic and add in finely diced, drained tomatoes.
Guacamole, my way | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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CRISP PORK BELLY, SWEET PEACH SALSA Ask your butcher to score the skin finely for this, as the crackling is essential.
Tender delights Nigel Slater 2010
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Stir in finely chopped rosemary and grated Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Sustainable Is The New Normal Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in finely chopped rosemary and grated Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Sustainable Is The New Normal Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in finely chopped rosemary and grated Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Sustainable Is The New Normal Ellen Kanner 2010
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Stir in finely chopped rosemary and grated Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Sustainable Is The New Normal Ellen Kanner 2010
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Roll each smaller log in finely chopped nuts, coconut, sprinkles or coarse sugar.
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Stir in finely chopped rosemary and grated Parmesan (or nutritional yeast).
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Sustainable Is The New Normal Ellen Kanner 2010
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After a few minutes of conversation we mentioned his two sidearms that were in finely tooled holsters on a splendid gunbelt.
On Dear Days Gone By 2008
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