finely
adverb/ˈfaɪnli/
Frequency rank: #7,478 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in a very small or delicate manner; with great precision or detail.
Example sentence
The chef finely chopped the herbs before adding them to the soup.
Synonyms & related words
- delicately
- precisely
- minutely
- thinly
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