: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
… plays the hero very finely.—
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b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground coffee
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The siblings are heartachingly real, and minor characters are finely drawn.
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Mix in 4 garlic cloves, finely grated, 1 Tbsp.
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The Know, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
These finely ground powders are applied directly onto an ant hill and are especially advantageous for eliminating ant hills in hard-to-reach cracks and crevices, Smith says.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
Mix in 4 garlic cloves, finely grated, 1 Tbsp.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
For management teams charged with clearing a path through uncertainty and volatility, there are few resources as flexible and finely tuned.
—Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for finely
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finely. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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