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finely

[ US /ˈfaɪnɫi/ ]
[ UK /fˈa‍ɪnli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a delicate manner
    her fine drawn body
    finely shaped features
  2. in an elegant manner
    finely costumed actors
  3. in tiny pieces
    the surfaces were finely granular

How To Use finely In A Sentence

  • Pile mayo on to the egg and sprinkle with some finely chopped parsley. The Sun
  • 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. Who Said It Would Be Easy
  • 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_. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
  • Drain well and chop finely in a food processor or with a knife.
  • The finely detailed, louvred, inclined plane presenting an alternative to the typical suburban facades. NSW Architecture Awards Announced: Gorgeous Oz-chitecture | Inhabitat
  • Chop the ingredients finely and mix them together.
  • Serves 2-4, depending on hunger4 raw, unshelled tiger prawns90ml olive oil3 cloves garlic, finely chopped500ml good-quality fish stock150g sustainable monkfish, cut into chunks1 onion, finely diced1 tsp smoked paprika200g chopped tomatoes50ml dry white winePinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp hot water200g Calasparra or other short-grain rice150g baby squid, cut into rings150g broad beans150g mussels, scrubbedHandful of flat-leaf parsley to garnish½ lemon, cut into wedges 1. Shell the prawns and put the flesh aside. How to cook the perfect paella
  • For extra spice add one finely chopped chilli in with the spices. The Sun
  • When Kwan shocked Hong Kong by coming out, he was already established as one of the city's best filmmakers, esteemed for his finely tuned aesthetics and perfectly realized tragic heroines.
  • Peel, core and finely chop the apricots and mix well with the cheese mixture.
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