superfine

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of exceptionally high quality or fineness, especially as a grade of cloth or another commodity

   The tailor reserved the superfine wool for his most expensive coats.

2. 2
   adj

   extremely fine in size, texture, or grain

   The recipe calls for superfine sugar because its small crystals dissolve quickly.

3. 3
   adj

   excessively subtle, delicate, or refined

   The argument depended on a superfine distinction that few readers found persuasive.

Formed from super- ('above, beyond') + fine. It first marked an exceptionally high commercial grade and later broadened to anything extremely fine or excessively refined.

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