finely
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈfaɪnli/
Definition of finely
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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So as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
“Fledglings can only be fed finely chopped meat.”
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adv
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So as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
“Fledglings can only be fed finely chopped meat.”
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In a fine, handsome or attractive way; very well.
“This girl could not be above eighteen: her face regular and sweet-featur'd, her shape exquisite; nor could I help envying her two ripe enchanting breasts, finely plump'd out in flesh”
“Conversation with simple, respectful George Larch and that quite charming fellow Vallett had convinced him that everything was going to turn out finely.”
“Looking back, Yewdale Crag stands finely over the waterhead; Brantwood is opposite.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English finely, fynely, fynly, fineliche, finliche, fynliche, equivalent to fine + -ly.
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