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English
Etymology
From Middle English finely, fynely, fynly, fineliche, finliche, fynliche, equivalent to fine + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
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 , →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
in a manner to produce a fine result
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