: 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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Morton kosher salt; process until nuts are very finely chopped, about 30 seconds.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Koobideh, always the popular kid of kebabs, is made at Berenjak in a style using lamb shoulder so finely ground that the meat resembles tiny, distinct sausages, rather than an unbroken shape formed in undulating patterns over the skewer.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The dough is made with a combination of type 1 and 0 flours, which are less finely ground than the 00 flour used in Naples.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Slone has a much softer and more plaintive voice and, judging from his finely wrought songs, a tendency to contend with heartbreak not by going out and raging but by staying in and ruminating.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Koobideh, always the popular kid of kebabs, is made at Berenjak in a style using lamb shoulder so finely ground that the meat resembles tiny, distinct sausages, rather than an unbroken shape formed in undulating patterns over the skewer.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The dough is made with a combination of type 1 and 0 flours, which are less finely ground than the 00 flour used in Naples.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Slone has a much softer and more plaintive voice and, judging from his finely wrought songs, a tendency to contend with heartbreak not by going out and raging but by staying in and ruminating.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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