finely

adverb

Definition of finelynext
as in excellently

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Recent Examples of finely Many designs also rely on grids of individual sensing points, which limits how finely pressure can be mapped. — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 Even within the world of sports ownership and equities, things are being sliced and diced more finely. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 That friction, between floppy and finely made, sits at the heart of Esh’s ever-evolving vision for his namesake label. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The characters around Alex and Ruari are less finely shaded, some for the better and some for the worse. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finely
  1. excellently
  2. superbly
  3. marvelously
  4. fabulously
  5. terrifically
  6. superlatively
  7. impeccably
  8. grandly
Adverb
  • All evening, it is excellently placed for telescopic viewing of its glorious ball and rings.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of excellently
Adverb
  • This superbly crisp apple has a concentrated taste and bakes up juicy but not mushy.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The princess wore a purple Jenny Packham gown to the event, its V-neck collar superbly framing the amethyst sautoir necklace.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of superbly
Adverb
  • There's something marvelously magical about watching a movie outside.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of marvelously
Adverb
  • The fabulously wealthy young naturalist and botanist Joseph Banks shared Rousseau’s interest in indigenous societies – and was willing to spend a fortune to study them.
    — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Fertile lands afforded the capacity to grow export crops that supported farmers and made plantation owners fabulously wealthy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabulously
Adverb
  • Supernovae, the deaths of the most massive stars, are terrifically energetic.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Transformation scenes can be unintentionally laughable, and no one has fully figured out how to make a wolf-human hybrid look less like a fall-season impulse buy at Home Depot and more like a terrifically terrifying beast.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrifically
Adverb
  • Producing a superlatively cold martini is more than just an exercise in marketing or a way to claim bragging rights.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pale tortilla was dappled with shades of brown, toasty and tawny—simplicity, done superlatively.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Definition of superlatively
Adverb
  • Everything is impeccably curated and cultured, like a museum or gallery come to life.
    — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The battery and brush heads are swappable, and the whole product is—as Dyson fans have come to expect—impeccably designed.
    — Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeccably
Adverb
  • But Hynde makes the song as accusatory, and grandly symphonic, as a great Phil Spector track.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • What’s unusual is to see these elements presented so grandly on a stage as big as The Bushnell’s and presented in a manner that doesn’t compromise a dark tale of anger, revenge, dangerous romance, desperation and survival.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
Definition of grandly

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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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