Definitions for finely

finely fine·ly

Spelling: [fahyn-lee]
IPA: /ˈfaɪn li/

Finely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 85 anagrams from letters in finely (efilny).

Definitions for finely

adverb

  1. in a fine manner; excellently; elegantly; delicately; minutely; nicely; subtly.
  2. in fine particles or pieces:

Origin of finely

First recorded in 1275-1325, finely is from the Middle English word fineliche. See fine1, -ly

Examples for finely

The debate about the future, the very existence of the royal family, has always been finely balanced.

He praised me greatly for all the care I had taken of his boy; and said, how finely you was come on!

It was as finely balanced and perfectly toned as Rivers' funeral.

His figure, although slight, was beautifully symmetrical and finely knit.

How comes he so finely dressed, the son of the modest Nuremberg goldsmith?

In a room off the living room, saddles lounge everywhere you look, finely tooled leather saddles, things of great weight and heft.

Except the very old, whose breasts had fallen, they were finely shaped.

Qualms about violence versus sex aside, the book is a finely spun tale.

This trained neutrality of Mrs. Bines served her finely now.

It requires a finely honed sense of timing and a griddle that has been seasoned just right.

Word Value for finely
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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