finely
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2.4
- adverb
- /ˈfaɪnli/
:
finamente
- But gravity is finely tuned so that life can exist.
- finely tuned
- finely honed
- finely crafted
I'm always impressed with very finely tuned tracking.
- I'm always impressed with very finely tuned tracking.
- Can you talk to just how finely tuned our universe is?
- So, like, my mouth is a finely tuned instrument.
- But these people were, you know, I had very finely attuned hearing.
- OK, you know, you're always nice, finely dressed.
- No beautiful, beautiful, finely judged work.
Examples
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Well now our plan was pretty finely tuned I would say.
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Respecting kids' assessment of a situation is a finely tuned parenting skill.
Fiction book (1993) -
We do that as finely as possible, yes.
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Can you talk to just how finely tuned our universe is?
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- The staff of the institute is finely trained in the latest advancements in medicine.
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Never, they say, has any king been so finely arrayed as ours.
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He's got the finely toned body of a pro golfer.
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Her Elven features were finely chiseled with high cheekbones and a wide, thin mouth.
Fiction book (1992) -
Below deck, sealed in wax, was a clock-like mechanism, finely tooled, purpose unknown.
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The artist painted the landscape with a finely balanced color palette that captured every detail beautifully.
Synonyms
44
3.7
Gently and carefully to avoid hurting people or breaking things
32
8.3
With great care and close attention to small details
22
3.9
In a graceful and stylish way
20
6.0
With great care and attention to small details
18
6.1
In a very careful and beautiful way
4
6.3
Describe or record something with great care for small details
3
4.2
To move or act in a small, careful, delicate way
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Finely comes from fine, a word that long ago meant 'of high quality' and is used in phrases like 'fine wine' and 'fine dining', so to do something finely is to do it with careful, elegant detail.