Definitions for finely
ˈfaɪn lifine·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 9 votes

1. finelyadverb

   in tiny pieces

   "the surfaces were finely granular"

2. finelyadverb

   in an elegant manner

   "finely costumed actors"

3. finely, fine, delicately, exquisitelyadverb

   in a delicate manner

   "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. finelyadverb

   In a manner to produce a fine result; as to grind finely means to grid to a fine powder.

2. finelyadverb

   Very well, in a great way

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Finelyadverb

   Etymology: from fine.

   1. Beautifully; elegantly; more than justly.

   Plutarch says very finely, that a man should not allow himself to hate even his enemies; because, says he, if you indulge this passion on some occasions, it will rise of itself in others. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 125.

   The walls are painted, and represent the labours of Hercules: many of them look very finely, though a great part of the work has been cracked. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   2. Keenly; sharply; with a thin edge or point.

   Get you black lead, sharpened finely, and put it into quills. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   3. Not coarsely; not meanly; gaily.

   He was alone, save that he had two persons of honour, on either hand one, finely attired in white. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

   4. In small parts; subtilly; not grossly.

   Saltpetre was but grossly beaten; for it should not be finely powdered. Boyle.

   5. [Ironically.] Wretchedly; in such a manner as to deserve contemptuous notice.

   Let laws be made to obey, and not to be obeyed, and you will find that kingdom finely governed in a short time. South.

   For him she loves:
   She nam’d not me; that may be Torrismond,
   Whom she has thrice in private seen this day:
   Then I am finely caught in my own snare. John Dryden, Sp. Fryar.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. finely

   Finely is an adverb that typically refers to something made or done with a high or meticulous degree of detail, accuracy, or refinement. It can also mean into tiny or very small pieces. For example, finely chopped vegetables means they have been cut into very small pieces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Finelyadverb

   in a fine or finished manner

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FINELY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Finely is ranked #151532 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Finely surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Finely.
   
   62% or 67 total occurrences were White.
   31.4% or 34 total occurrences were Black.
   4.6% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for finely »

1. Finley

2. lenify

How to pronounce finely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say finely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of finely in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of finely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of finely in a Sentence

1. Ellen Goodman:

   All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.

2. Niall Mackay:

   It demonstrates just how finely-balanced the outcomes of some of the biggest moments of history were, even when we use the actual days events of the battle, make a small change of timing or emphasis to the arrangement of those days and things might have turned out very differently.

3. Mark Lynagh:

   Value can be finely balanced between markets. It's no surprise with the volume of natural US dollar funders that the basis swap has become more expensive; the greater surprise is that the shift has not been more dramatic.

4. John Selden:

   He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as you stroke him, and please him, and do not pinch him, he will play with you as finely as may be, he is a very good moral mastiff; but if you hurt him, he will fly in your face, and tear out your throat.

5. Donna Davis:

   Goshawks are notoriously...finely-tuned. Anything would scare them, they're very on edge, they're very difficult to train.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=finely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Finely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=finely
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finely
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=finely