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finely

[fahyn-lee]

adverb

  1. in a fine manner; excellently; elegantly; delicately; nicely; minutely; subtly.

  2. in fine particles or pieces.

    finely chopped onions.



finely

/ ˈڲɪԱɪ /

adverb

  1. into small pieces; minutely

  2. precisely or subtly

  3. splendidly or delicately

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of finely1

First recorded in 1275–1325; from Middle English word fineliche; fine 1, -ly
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On the morning of the lunch, Ms Patterson recounted frying off some garlic, shallots and several trays of supermarket-bought mushrooms that had been finely chopped in a food processor.

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The games industry has also leaned into customisation in recent years, giving players the power to finely tweak different elements and aspects of difficulty - something that's been incorporated into The Dark Ages.

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The institutional medical setting becomes the background for a tale that doesn’t finely distinguish between memory and imagination, one realm bleeding freely into the next.

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It looks back at the novelty of slaves wearing finely tailored clothes, which it connects to the explosion of Blackness and queerness in the Harlem Renaissance.

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She then tosses the raw vegetables with a finely diced red onion, grated pecorino, red wine vinegar, olive oil and salt.

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