: 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 meal
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Illness prevented Howe from being in the dugout, but his team maintained its finely tuned pressing and relentless counter-pressing in his absence.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
To shred the cabbage finely and cut the cucumber into ribbons, use a mandoline.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pixel 8a ships with Android 14, which has been finely tuned at this point.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Maybe a few carrots, an onion, some celery and mushroom caps would be liberated from the back of the crisper drawer and finely diced and quickly sauteed.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
To shred the cabbage finely and cut the cucumber into ribbons, use a mandoline.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pixel 8a ships with Android 14, which has been finely tuned at this point.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Maybe a few carrots, an onion, some celery and mushroom caps would be liberated from the back of the crisper drawer and finely diced and quickly sauteed.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025
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 23 Apr. 2025.
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