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

Word History and Origins

Origin of finely¹

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

Example Sentences

The beauty of the thinly sliced ham is that you can finely chop it much more quickly than you can whole ham, so I recommend starting with that.

From Washington Post

The finely-tuned Netflix drama about the co-writer of Citizen Kane is about the power of movies.

From Vox

I like them finely chopped as an aromatic seasoning ingredient, in both salads and cooked dishes.

From Popular-Science

Combining finely-tuned haptic feedback moments with 3-D audio makes the PS5 feel like a truly next-generation experience.

From Washington Post

By July 3, 2019, the hospital had begun dropping lawsuits it’d filed against defendants and the finely tuned debt collection machine ground to a halt.

From ProPublica

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• cautiously
• deftly
• elegantly
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• lightly
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