finally vs finely
Definitions
adverb
- as the end result of a succession or process
- the item at the end
- after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
Examples
When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes.
Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third.
maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
Definitions
adverb
- in a delicate manner
- in an elegant manner
- in tiny pieces
Examples
Pile mayo on to the egg and sprinkle with some finely chopped parsley.
The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front.
It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_.
