Antonyms for finely

Grammar : Adv

Spell : fahyn-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪn li

Definition of finely

Origin : early 14c., "perfectly, completely," from fine (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "delicately, minutely" is from 1540s; that of "excellently" is from 1680s.

As in rarely : adv not often; exceptionally
As in nicely : adv in a welcome manner
As in delicately : adv carefully

Example sentences :

This trained neutrality of Mrs. Bines served her finely now.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

His figure, although slight, was beautifully symmetrical and finely knit.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

Except the very old, whose breasts had fallen, they were finely shaped.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

He praised me greatly for all the care I had taken of his boy; and said, how finely you was come on!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

How comes he so finely dressed, the son of the modest Nuremberg goldsmith?
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

I have been with Miss Nimmo; she is indeed a good soul, as my Clarinda finely says.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

A shade of annoyance crossed Atherstone's finely marked face.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

All this is finely said; but does it not assume the point in question?
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various

He was a finely made man, broad in the shoulder and slender in the hips.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

This is also finely shown on the left-hand side of the Dryburgh.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

Synonyms for finely

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