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fine·ly  (fnl)
adv.
1. In a fine manner; splendidly.
2. To a fine point; discriminatingly.
3. In small pieces or parts: finely chopped nuts.

finely [ˈfaɪnlɪ]
adv
1. into small pieces; minutely
2. precisely or subtly
3. splendidly or delicately
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.finely - in tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular"
coarsely - in coarse pieces; "the surfaces were coarsely granular"
2.finely - in an elegant manner; "finely costumed actors"
3.finely - in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
Translations
finely [ˈfaɪnlɪ] ADV
1. (= splendidly, well) [dressed, written] → con elegancia
2. (= delicately) [carved, woven] → delicadamente
a finely detailed embroideryun bordado trabajado con mucho detalle
this could upset the whole finely balanced processesto podría trastornar el precario equilibrio del proceso
3. (= very small) [chopped] → en trozos muy menudos, muy fino; [sliced] → en rodajas finas, en lonchas finas
4. (= with precision) [tuned, judged] → con precisión
finely [ˈfaɪnli] adv
[chop, slice, grate] → finement
(= well) [observed, drawn, engineered] → bien
finely balanced adj [decision] → délicat(e); [arguments] → de même poids
The arguments are very finely balanced
BUT Les arguments ont chacun leur poids. (= equal) [contest] → équilibré(e)
fine print n
the fine print [contract] → les clauses imprimées en petits caractères
finely
adv
(= exquisitely) crafted, detailed, carvedfein
(= thinly, in small pieces) chop, grate, grindfein; slicedünn; finely ground coffeefein gemahlener Kaffee; finely dicedfein gewürfelt, in feine Würfel geschnitten; finely slicedfein geschnitten, in dünne Scheiben geschnitten
(= subtly, delicately)fein; the case is finely balancedder Fall kann sich so oder so entscheiden; a finely judged speecheine wohl ausgewogene Rede; finely drawn distinctionsfeine Unterschiede; finely tuned (engine, machine)genau eingestellt; (fig) military/party/administrative machinegut geölt; (= ultrasensitive)hochempfindlich
finely [ˈfaɪnlɪ] adv
a. (written, sewn) → con raffinatezza
b. (chop) → finemente; (adjust) → con precisione


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Her finely chiseled, clean-cut face, with something red Indian about the firm mouth and strongly marked cheek bones, showed even at that distance traces of the friction of the passing years.
Strangely enough, everything about it was shaggy, although so new and beautiful, and he sighed with contentment to realize that he could now be finely dressed and still be the shaggy man.
Colonel Lloyd kept a large and finely cultivated garden, which afforded almost constant employment for four men, besides the chief gardener, (Mr.
 
 
 
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