finely
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English finely, fynely, fynly, fineliche, finliche, fynliche, equivalent to fine + -ly.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
finely (comparative finelier or more finely, superlative fineliest or most finely)
- So as to produce a fine texture.
- Grind the meat finely.
- In a fine, handsome or attractive way; very well.
- 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
- 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
- 2018, William Gershom Collingwood, The Book of Coniston, page 8:
- Looking back, Yewdale Crag stands finely over the waterhead; Brantwood is opposite.
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Translations edit
in a manner to produce a fine result