"finely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈfaɪnli/ [US] Audio: en-us-finely.ogg [US]
Etymology: fine + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fine|ly}} fine + -ly
  1. If you chop something finely, you cut it into very small pieces.
    Sense id: simple-finely-en-adv-aFSap0NQ
  2. If something is finely tuned, made, drawn, etc., it is done in a careful and delicate way.
    Sense id: simple-finely-en-adv-vi7x8ljF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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