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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019