finely

adverb

fine·​ly ˈfīn-lē How to pronounce finely (audio)
Synonyms of finelynext
: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
plays the hero very finely— New Yorker
b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground meal

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Dou’s finely detailed account of the 2018 detention of Ren’s daughter Meng Wanzhou in Canada, and the evidentiary paper trail supporting accusations of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, is particularly vivid. — Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 The striker fired a shot over the bar from close range, missing an open goal and failing to give his side the lead with the game finely poised at 2-2. Slot was disappointed with the miss, but was left frustrated by the Uruguay international performance afterwards. — James Pearce, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Adding 1/2 to 1 jalapeño, finely minced, to the potato filling would be delicious for a bit of a kick. — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025 More recently, the medical-entrepreneurial bug took her back to early stage biopharma, and in particular, precision medicine treatments that can be tailored more finely to patient biology. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for finely

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of finely was circa 1552

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