finely
/ˈfʌɪnli
/adverb
1In a very skilled manner; excellently: a finely crafted movie a finely proportioned Gothic church finely tailored suits...
- The finely proportioned rectangular glass volume that hosts the dance studios seems to pirouette above a lush green lawn.
- The buildings have carefully orchestrated material palettes, which are often experimental and always finely crafted.
- If his paintings now seem uneven, his finely observed drawings from life are frequently exceptional.
1.1In a manner worthy of or eliciting admiration: Miss Bingley was dressed very finely...
- Unfortunately, across the club, I saw her still deep in conversation with several finely dressed men.
- There will be so many other finely dressed young ladies, you really must do something to call attention to yourself.
- In Buffalo Bill's, a quartet of finely dressed ladies and gents were taking a rest before the grand parade.
2Into very thin or small pieces: slice the onions finely finely chopped almonds...
- Sugar-factory lime is very finely ground calcium carbonate used in the production of sugar from beets.
- Chisel plowing or disking usually chops residue finely enough for conventional drills to be effective.
- These cells are filled with finely powdered glass paste, which is then fused to the metal in a furnace.
2.1With a very sharp point: a rod of finely sharpened iron...
- Imagine comparing a finely honed sword to the blunt power of a hammer.
- The tools are made by the tribals themselves from finely sharpened bamboo.
- Other irreplaceable photos had smiling faces drawn in with crayon or finely pointed graphite.
2.2Made or consisting of small particles or threads: the flesh is smooth and finely textured finely woven linen...
- Each of them is painted on a finely grained panel.
- She is tall, regal, and dressed in long robes of finely braided black twine.
- They come down to the river to see me, all wearing their finely plaited split-bamboo hats, which afford them excellent protection from the sun and rain.
2.3With delicate or intricate workmanship or structure: finely detailed mosaic pictures a finely worked tapestry...
- Lined with finely leveled cement, the niche is floored with river pebbles.
- His finely detailed ships sail below luminous skies in compositions of great clarity.
- These handmade, finely detailed products will be treasured for years to come.
2.4In a subtle or sensitive manner: we are trying to judge answers too finely the contest for the presidency is finely balanced they both turn in finely nuanced performances...
- Despite today's challenges, manufacturers continue to invest in the endless pursuit of finely tuned technological advancement.
- The artists are able to abstract from the environment certain finely nuanced impressions that seem to exist barely at the level of consciousness.
- By simply turning the eccentric collar holding the laser, the beam's direction is finely adjusted.