Meanings
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1
adv
Into very small or thin pieces.
Add some finely chopped onion to the sauce.
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2
adv
In a delicate or carefully made way.
The actors wore finely detailed costumes.
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Derived forms
overfinelyultrafinely
Etymology
From Middle English finely, fynely, fynly, fineliche, finliche, fynliche, equivalent to fine + -ly.
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