finespun

(ˈfaɪnˈspʌn)

adj

1. spun or drawn out to a fine thread

2. excessively subtle or refined; not practical

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fine′spun′

or fine′-spun′,

adj.

1. spun or drawn out to a fine thread.

2. highly or excessively refined or subtle.

[1640–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	finespun - developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" delicate refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
	2.	finespun - developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" hairsplitting precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

finespun

adjective

So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate:

delicate, fine, nice, refined, subtle.

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