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finely

From Wiktionary

Word parts

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fine + -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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Positive
finely

Comparative
finelier

Superlative
fineliest

Positive
finely

Comparative
more finely

Superlative
most finely

  1. If you chop something finely, you cut it into very small pieces.
    The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of finely chopped garlic.
  2. If something is finely tuned, made, drawn, etc., it is done in a careful and delicate way.
    The hair in the painting was so finely drawn as to look real.