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Added 9 October 2026

finely

/ˈfaɪnli/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about finely at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In tiny pieces.
the surfaces were finely granular
In an elegant manner.
finely costumed actors
In a delicate manner.
finely shaped features

Origin

From Middle English finely, fynely, fynly, fineliche, finliche, fynliche, equivalent to fine + -ly.

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