FI'NELY, adverb 1. In minute parts; as a substance finely pulverized. 2. To a thin or sharp edge; as an instrument finely sharpened. 3. Gaily; handsomely; beautifully; with elegance and taste. she was finely attired. 4. With elegance or beauty. Plutarch says very finely that a man should not allow himself to hate even his enemies; for it you indulge this passion on some occasions, it will rise of itself in others. 5. With advantage; very favorably; as a house or garden finely situated. 6. Nicely; delicately; as a stuff finely wrought. 7. Purely; completely. 8. By way of irony, wretchedly; in a manner deserving of contemptuous notice. He is finely caught in his own snare.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI