finelyadverb
uk/ˈfaɪn.li/us/ˈfaɪn.li/finely adverb (THINLY)
B2 into very thin or small pieces:
Chop the carrots very finely.
Make sure the spices are finely ground.
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Thin and fine
- delicate
- elongate
- elongated
- fine
- fineness
- hairline
- knife edge
- narrow
- paper-thin
- papery
- pencil-thin
- razor-thin
- sheer
- slim
- slimline
- thin
- thinly
- waisted
- wasp-waisted
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finely adverb (EXACTLY)
to an exact degree:
a finely-tuned engine
a finely-executed manoeuvre
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Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- many
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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finely adverb (EXCELLENTLY)
beautifully:
The painting depicts a finely-dressed couple.
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Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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